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(Inglese)

clever in a way that enables one to achieve one's goals; slightly sly or cunning (but not usually implying any evil intentions)
(informal) bright, intelligent, clever (with no such overtone at all)

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/ʃlaʊ̯/

Preso in prestito da Middle Low German

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In summary

Borrowed from Middle Low German slû, whence probably also Dutch sluw. Further origin uncertain. Probably from a Proto-Germanic *slūhaz (“sneaking, creeping”), which seems to trace back to a Proto-Indo-European *(s)lewǵ- (“to crawl, slide”) (albeit without any known extra-Germanic cognates), if the original sense referred to sneaking and sliding. Related to Dutch sluiken (“to creep, smuggle, act clandestinely”). In spite of the near-identity in meaning and form, English sly is in all likelihood not related.