sleighly
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sleiȝliche, sleeiȝli, slily, sleȝly, sliȝly, slyȝly, slyliche, sclely, slely, sliliche, slilyche, slighliche, sleili, sclyly, sleyghly, sleghely, slighly, sleghli, slahliche, sleeili, sleeiȝly, slyly, slili, sleigly, sclyȝly, slyghly, sleȝlych, sleiliche, sleilich, slehliche
Etymology
From sly + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsliːliː/, /ˈslɛi̯liː/, /ˈslixliː/, /ˈslɛi̯xliː/, /ˈslɛi̯xliː/, /-liːtʃ(ə)/
Adverb
sleighly
- Judiciously, consideredly, shrewdly; in a wise way.
- Adeptly, expertly, in an expert or skilled way.
- Attentively; with care, attention or discernment.
- Slyly, artfully; intelligently and using deception.
- Without being noticed or detected; covertly.
Descendants
- English: slyly, slily
- Scots: sleely, sleelie
References
- “sleighlī, adv.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-05.