Reverse Dictionary: SLY

ADJECTIVES
► CARNEY ► CARNY sly, artful → 1881 sl.
► CAUTELOUS deceitful, crafty, sly, cunning, artful, wily → 1380s obs.
► COCUM ► COKUM ► KOCUM ► KOKUM smart, cunning, sly; advantageous, lucky → 1839 sl.
► CRAZY LIKE A FOX sly, artful → 1908 sl., orig. US
► CUTE AS A SHITHOUSE RAT extremely sly or calculating → 1922
► DAINY sly, cunning → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DATCHIE sly, cunning → 19C Sc.
► DEEP profoundly cunning, artful, or sly → 1513
► DERN of persons: secret in purpose or action; reseved, close; hence, underhand, sly, crafty → a1000 obs.
​► GAFTY sly, tricky, cunning, not to be trusted; mischievous, vicious → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HIGH-WITTED artful, cunning, sly → 1588
► HOOK AND SNIVEY ► HOOK AND SNIVVY ► HOOKEM-SNIVEY ► HOOKUM-SNIVEY deceitful, tricky, sly → 1892 Eng. dial. & sl.
► IKEY sly, artful → 1887 sl., derogatory & offensive
► KEEN AS A BRIAR sly; quick-witted; intelligent → 1834 Amer. dial.
► LEER ► LERE looking askance; oblique, indirect; sly, underhand → 1629 obs.
► OLD sly, crafty, cunning, clever → 1722
► PAUKY ► PAWKY shrewd, knowing, artful, cunning, sly; insinuating → 1726 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
► PEERIE ► PEERY sly → 17C obs.
► PRETTY sly, crafty → 1760 US
► PUSSYFOOT characterized by excessive caution or hesitation; non-committal, evasive; also, carried out in an underhand manner; stealthy, furtive, sly → 1899
► RUTTERKIN swaggering; crafty; sly → 1594 obs.
► SCHEMY scheming; devious, tricky, sly → 1888 Amer. dial.
► SHARP AS A BAMBOO-BRIAR sly; quick-witted; intelligent → 1880 Amer. dial.
► SHARP AS A BRIAR sly; quick-witted; intelligent → 1902 Amer. dial.
► SLIDDERY sly, deceitful, shifty, evasive; not trustworthy → a1225 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SLIGGY deceitful, sly → 1805 Sc. obs.
► SMOOLY sly and demure; smooth-spoken but deceptive → 19C obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► SUBDOLOUS somewhat crafty, sly, cunning, artful, deceitful → 1588
► SUBTILE crafty, artful, sly, cunning → c1385
► SUBTLE crafty, cunning; treacherously or wickedly cunning; insidiously sly, wily → 1357 obs.
► UNDER-CREEPING underhand, sly, sneaking → 1863 Eng. dial.
► UNDERMINDED sly, deceptive, double-faced; underhand, mean, treacherous → 1902 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► VAFROUS sly, cunning, crafty, shifty → a1548 obs.
► VETERATORIAN crafty, cunning, subtle, wily, sly, deceitful; gotten by long use, experienced → 1656 obs.
► VULPINARY crafty, wily, artful, cunning, sly → 1721 obs.
► YEPE cunning, crafty, sly, wily → c1000 obs.

ADVERBS
► CANNILY sagaciously, skilfully, prudently; cautiously, slyly; gently, softly; comfortably → 1636 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► PAWKILY slyly, craftily, cleverly, shrewdly → 1725 Sc.  

NOUNS
► MIM-WAYS quiet, sly manners → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PAUK ► PAWK a clever, sly way; a trick; a wile → 1811 Sc.  
► PAUKERY ► PAWKERY ► PAWKRIE slyness, craftiness → 1823 Sc.  
► PAWKINESS shrewdness, slyness, cunning → 1839 Sc.  
► SUBTILENESS cunning, craftiness, slyness → 1474 obs.
► UNDER-CREEPING slyness, underhand ways → 1893 Eng. dial.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BUGGER a very sly person → 1965 Amer. dial.
► CATBIRD a mischievous, sly or cunning person → 1931 Amer. dial.
► CHAPARRAL FOX a sneak, or a sly, tricky person → 1932 Amer. dial.
► EEL an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person; a treacherous person → 1933 Amer. dial., usually derogatory
► FERRET a keen and sly individual → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► FOX a sly person → a1000
► FOXY GRANDPA a sly person, neither necessarily old or a grandfather → 20C US sl.
► JACK a sly, crafty or cunning fellow → 1797 (Bk.)
► KEEK a cunning, sly, or malicious person → 1832 Sc.
► LOWRIE a person likened to a fox; a sly or crafty person → 1567 obs.
► MOOSK a sly, surly person → 1931 Sc.
► OLD ONE a sly or crafty person → 1847-49 Amer. sl.
► PUSS a girl or woman, esp. one who exhibits characteristics like those of a cat, as spitefulness, slyness, attractiveness, playfulness, etc.; orig. used as a term of contempt; later also used as a term of endearment → 1602
► PUSSYFOOTER a person who moves quietly or stealthily; also, someone who behaves in a sly, furtive, or underhand way → 1911
► RAT-FACE a sly, underhanded person → 20C Amer. sl.
► RATTEN a sly person → 1867 Sc.
► RUSÉE a sly or cunning woman → 1889
► RUTTERKIN an old crafty fox; a sly old fellow; a swaggering gallant or bully; a term of contempt → 1526 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► SCUNGE a sly or vicious person → 1824 colloq., orig. Sc.
► SHREWD-HEAD a shrewd, sly or cunning person → 1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
► SLEEVEEN a smooth-tongued, sly, guileful fellow → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► SLIPPERY EEL an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person → 1966 Amer. dial., usually derogatory
► SLY-BOOTS a sly, cunning, or crafty person → a1700 colloq.
► SLY-CAP a sly or cunning person → 1681 obs.
► SLY DOG a sly person, esp. one who is discreet about mistakes or pleasures 
► TOD a person likened to a fox; a crafty or sly person → 1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► WILY-PIE a crafty or cunning fellow; a sly rogue → c1450 obs.

PHRASES
► THERE ARE NO FLIES ON HIM he’s sly, artful → 1848 sl., orig. Aust. or US

VERBS
► CARRY A LOT UNDER ONE’S HAT to be crafty, sly → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► COON to act in a cunning or sly manner → 1958 Amer. dial.
► PLAY THE JACK to act slyly or mischievously → 1560 colloq.
► PUSSYFOOT to tread softly or lightly so as to avoid being notice; to move warily or stealthily; also, to behave in a sly, furtive, or underhand manner → 1902
► SCODGE to look sly; to pilfer; to sneak about idly → 1824 Sc.