sluw

Meaning

sly, cunning

Concepts

cunning

shrewd

sly

crafty

wily

prudent

foxy

astute

pawky

leery

secretive

long-headed

deep

craftily

uncandid

unworthy

politic

artful

deadpan

deceitful

devious

dexterous

fawce

huggermugger

mestizo

practic

roguish

scampish

shifty

underhanded

sheisty

tricksy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/slyu̯/

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German slu, probably from a Proto-Germanic *slūhaz (“sneaking, creeping”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leuǵ (“to crawl, slide”), if the original sense referred to sneaking and sliding. Attested since the late 18th century.