Illegitimate
Illegitimate adjective - Born to a father and mother who are not married.
Sly and illegitimate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sly" instead an adjective "Illegitimate".
Nearby Words: illegitimacy, illegitimately
Sly
Sly adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Illegitimate and sly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Illegitimate" instead an adjective "Sly".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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His killer was furious that he'd apparently resumed fooling around again, unaware that the young woman he'd been meeting on the sly was his illegitimate child from a previous affair, and that their relationship was entirely platonic.
Source: Mistaken for Cheating
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