sleighly
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sleighly
- Judiciously, consideredly, shrewdly; in a wise way.
- Adeptly, expertly, in an expert or skilled way.
- 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book V, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
- He wolde nat abyde uppon no poure man for no maner of thyng—and ever he slow slyly and slypped to another, tylle all were slayne to the numbir of a hondred thousand
- He wouldn't wait for any poor man for anything; and he always slayed (his enemies) skillfully then quietly moved on to the next one, until all 100,000 of them had been killed.
- Attentively; with care, attention or discernment.
- Slyly, artfully; intelligently and using deception.
- Without being noticed or detected; covertly.
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References
- “sleighlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-05.
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