Heel and Sly

Heel

Heel noun - A person whose behavior is offensive to others.

Sly and heel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sly" instead a noun "Heel".

Nearby Words: heeled, heeling, heelpiece

Sly

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

Heel and sly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heel" instead a noun "Sly".

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Penelope starts off as a Heel in Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves while in contract by the Black Baron, who is really her in a costume.
  • Video Game / Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time Guess what happens in his boss fight... Face–Heel Turn: Turns out the Black Knight is Penelope, who believes Sly is wasting Bentley's potential.
  • Video Game / Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Heel–Face Turn: An amazingly rapid one from TY's elder brother Sly, after encountering his brother twice, and getting the stuffing knocked out of him both times.
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