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slily
/ ˈslaɪlɪ /
Example Sentences
When they beth far from the abbey They maketh them naked for to play, And lieth down into the brim, And doth them slily for to swim.
The smell of the durian is so unpleasant that the fruit is never seen on the tables of the merchants or planters; it is eaten slily in corners, and out of doors.
One day, when they were alone, slily approaching his rival, he caught him by the waist, and endeavored to push him into the fire.
He was like the lady in "Le Diable Boiteux," who, while openly coquetting with the young lover, slily gives her hand behind her back to the old admirer.
No sooner had her master fallen asleep, however, and the bird placed its bill under its wing for taking rest, than Tabby slily seized her prize and butchered it for a secret banquet.
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