sly

imalı, kurnazca

Belli etmeden kurnazca yapılan; bazen gizli bir şakayı veya niyeti ima eden.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Done in a clever, hidden way, sometimes suggesting a secret joke or intention.

• She gave me a sly smile.
• He made a sly remark about my cooking.
• With a sly wink, they slipped out of the room.

Eş anlamlılar: knowing, subtle, crafty

Zıt anlamlılar: open

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a sly smile, a sly wink, a sly remark, a sly trick

sinsi, kurnaz

Gerçek niyetini gizlemekte ve başkalarını kandırmakta becerikli.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Clever at hiding your real intentions and deceiving other people.

• He's too sly to trust.
• The sly salesman hid the extra charges.
• She was sly enough to blame someone else.

Eş anlamlılar: cunning, crafty, wily

Zıt anlamlılar: honest, straightforward

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a sly person, a sly fox, sly and cunning, a sly child