Predatory and Sly

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Predatory adjective - Living by killing and eating other animals.

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

Nearby Words: predator, predacious, predating

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

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

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

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