🇬🇧🇪🇸 slyly - astutamente : English Lesson

Meaning of "slyly" ("astutamente"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Slyly" means doing something in a sneaky, clever way, especially when you’re trying to trick someone or hide what you’re really doing. If you act slyly, you’re being a bit secret and tricky to get what you want, like a clever fox who doesn’t want to get caught.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I slyly practiced my victory dance before the board game even started, just to save time later.

The magician slyly hid the coin behind his ear, while my brain went on vacation trying to figure it out.

My little brother slyly switched the sugar with salt, then innocently asked, “How’s your cereal?”

The baby slyly handed Grandma the TV remote, then grabbed Grandma’s cookie while she was distracted.

The fox is famous in stories for acting slyly, but real foxes just hunt for food.

Anna wanted the last cookie. She glanced slyly at the sleeping dog, reached slyly, slid the jar slyly across the table, hid the cookie slyly in her sock, and smiled slyly when no one noticed. Her heart beat fast; she froze as the dog sniffed, then walked away. She giggled and wiped her hands before joining the table.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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