Mercenary and Sly

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Mercenary

Mercenary adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.
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Sly and mercenary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sly" instead an adjective "Mercenary".
Nearby Word: mercenarily

Sly

Sly adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
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Mercenary and sly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mercenary" instead an adjective "Sly".
Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

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  • The Generalissimo El Jefe of Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time is essentially a Fidel Castro parody, being a mercenary dictator with a penchant for cigars who hires out his talents for conquering small nations.
    Source: The Generalissimo
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