sluw

Meaning

sly, cunning

Concepts

cunning

shrewd

sly

wily

crafty

deep

devious

dexterous

foxy

huggermugger

leery

mestizo

politic

prudent

roguish

secretive

shifty

tricksy

uncandid

underhanded

unworthy

pawky

practic

scampish

long-headed

fawce

artful

sheisty

astute

craftily

deadpan

deceitful

Synonyms

listig

slim

gewiekst

geraffineerd

leep

geslepen

onoprecht

politiek

uitgeslapen

verstandig

overleg

geniepig

voskleurig

beredeneerd

doordacht

list en bedrog

doortrapt

huichelachtig

kundig

list

loos

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.