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"The ___ the theft, the sweeter the honey": Edmund Clarence Stedman

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slyer

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (en-comparative of: sly )

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sly \Sly\, a. [Compar. Slier or Slyer ; superl. Sliest or Slyest .] [OE. sli, slegh, sleih, Icel. sl?gr, for sl?gr; akin to Sw. slug, Dan. slu, LG. slou, G. schlau; probably to E. slay, v.t.; cf. G. verschlagen sly. See Slay , v. t., and cf. Sleight .] ...

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adj. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: crafty , cunning , dodgy , foxy , guileful , knavish ...

Usage examples of slyer.

And—Berry's a lot slyer than most people think—she got what she wanted out of it in the end, I'm pretty sure.