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slyfully

slyfully is the misconstruction of slyly.

Meaning of slyly

Adverb

slyly (comparative more slyly, superlative most slyly)

  1. In a sly manner, cunningly.
    • VVhen ſhe vvas dreſt, therefore, dovvn ſhe vvent, reſolved to encounter all the Horrours of the Day, and a moſt diſagreeable one it proved; for Lady Bellaſton took every opportunity very civilly and slily to inſult her; […]1749, Henry Fielding, “In which Mrs. Miller Pays a Visit to Sophia”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume VI, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book XVII, page 134

Questions about slyfully

What is slyfully the misconstruction of?
Slyfully is the misconstruction of slyly.

Words near slyfully in the dictionary

  1. slyboots
  2. Slye
  3. slyer
  4. Slyes
  5. slyest
  6. slyfully
  7. slyish
  8. slyly
  9. slymie
  10. slymy
  11. Slyne

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