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slyly adverb [ ˈslʌɪli ]

• in a cunning and deceitful or manipulative manner.
• "they slyly manipulate situations to their own favour"

on the sly

• in a secretive fashion.
• "she was drinking on the sly"
Similar: in secret, secretly, furtively, stealthily, sneakily, slyly, surreptitiously, covertly, clandestinely, on the quiet, on the side, behind someone's back, under cover, under the counter, on the q.t.,
Opposite: openly,


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