Latent and Sly

Latent

Latent adjective - Not being in a state of use, activity, or employment.

Sly and latent are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Sly" with "Latent", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Words: latency, latently

Sly

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

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

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly
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