slyer

Exceeding in guile

Slyer is the comparative form of sly, meaning more cunning or craftier than something else: She proved slyer than her opponents.

Also spelled slier.

cunning

craftier

More sly and scheming

wilierMore cunning
foxierMore cunningly shrewd
shrewderMore astute

trickier · sharper

stealthy

sneakier

More covert in manner

stealthierMore covert in movement
quieterMore subdued in volume

Opposites

mental acuity

More lacking in edge

simpler · denser · slower

Phrases

sly as a foxCunningly deceptive by nature
on the slyIn secret manner
sly foxCunning, devious person
as sly as a foxExtremely cunning simile
sly wink
sly foxesCunning wild canines

Family

sly, slyness, slyly, slyest

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