Beguiling and Sly

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Beguiling adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

Usage example: a smart and beguiling child who can manipulate her parents with alarming ease

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Sly and beguiling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sly" instead an adjective "Beguiling".

Nearby Words: beguile, beguiled

Sly adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

Usage example: the movie pairs a sly, dissembling ex-con with an upstanding, straight-arrow cop

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Beguiling and sly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beguiling" instead an adjective "Sly".

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

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