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Definition of Slily
1. adv. See Slyly.
Definition of Slily
1. Adverb. (alternative spelling of slyly) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slily
1. in a sly manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slily
Literary usage of Slily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1823)
"Mrs M. A pack of rascals—it is all a lie— Take up that fellow, Badge, for burglary ;
He slily stole into the house just now To play this villainous trick. ..."
2. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1807)
"... slily peeping from a tomb, the king of Terrors presents his grim visage,
pointing his unerring dart to the dying figure, at which sight the husband, ..."
3. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
"... being ridden slily by all the young vagabonds in the neighborhood, had become
such an adept in the art of getting rid of his troublesome customers that ..."
4. Woman in America: Her Character and Position as Indicated by Newspaper by M. Farley Emerson (1857)
"... hooting and making fun of her, while the rest of the women would slily, behind
some door, peep through a crevice, and enjoy a secret pleasure in view of ..."
5. The Second Part of Goethe's Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1886)
"Swift from the ruler of the seas he steals The trident, and from Ares self his
sword slily out of the sheath ; From Phoebus, bow and arrows; ..."
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