sly

/sˈlaɪ/SLIGH
/sˈlaɪ/SLIGH

Meaningcunning

Common meaning: cunning, crafty

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)slægrsource
  2. Middle Englishsliesource
  3. Englishsly‘cunning, crafty’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) slægr ‘cunning’.

Roots

  • slægr Old Norse (Icelandic) “cunning”

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