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slyish

slyish adjective: somewhat sly.

Adjective

slyish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat sly.

Origin of slyish

From sly + -ish.

Questions about slyish

What does slyish mean?
Slyish means somewhat sly.
What part of speech is slyish?
Slyish is an adjective.

Words near slyish in the dictionary

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

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