According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, here are the 3 definitions of "sly":
# Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit. # Stealthy or surreptitious: took a sly look at the letter on the table. # Playfully mischievous: a sly laugh.
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Sly means clever, sneaky.
Expressions include:
"Sly as a fox"
The word 'sly' is an adjective. Adjectives don't have singular and plural forms; adjectives have degrees, for example:
"Sly" is an adjective.
Bridges is the plural form of bridge.
"Beliefs" does not have a plural form, as it is already plural. Beliefs is the plural form of belief.
There is no plural form for the word, countries. This word itself is a plural.
The plural of "she" is "they", so the plural of "she had" is "they had".
There is no plural form of pupae. Pupae is the plural form of pupa.
The adverb of "sly" is "slyly."
The singular furba and the plural furbe in the feminine and the singular furbo and the plural furbiin the masculine are Italian equivalents of the English word "sly." Context makes clear which form suits. The respective pronunciations will be "FOOR-ba" or "FOOR-bey" in the feminine and "FOOR-bo" or "FOOR-bee" in the masculine in Italian.
The plural form of "do" is "do" and the plural form of "don't" is "don't." These words do not change in the plural form when used in a sentence.
The plural form of him, her, or it is them. (objective pronouns)
Bridges is the plural form of bridge.
The plural form of "was" is "were."
The plural form of "I" is "we."
The plural form of "is" is "are."
The plural form of mouth is mouths. The plural form of month is months. The Mounth is a range of hills in Scotland and does not have a plural form.
"Beliefs" does not have a plural form, as it is already plural. Beliefs is the plural form of belief.
"Groceries" is the plural form of "grocery."
The plural form of "meter" is "meters."