Humorous and Sly

Humorous

Humorous adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.

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

Nearby Words: humor, humoring, humour, humored, humorist

Sly

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

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

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

Both words in one sentence

  • All the Good Men Are Gay Not to mention people's tendency to make sly, humorous negative observations along the lines of Murphy's Law.
  • After the final level of Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, what happened to rest of the gang after the Cooper Vault job is told, with some being quite humorous or a bit romantic.
  • Video Game / Anachronox In true JRPG tradition, Sly and his companions travel to a variety of planets, meet interesting and weird people, hunt for widgets, and engage in a lot of Turn-Based Combat.Although intended to be a humorous game, it isn't really a parody of the genre.
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