Slickness and Slyness

Slickness

Slickness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: we were both impressed and outraged by the expert slickness with which the swindler fooled us
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Slyness and slickness are semantically related. in artfulness topic. In some cases you can use "Slyness" instead a noun "Slickness".

Slyness

Slyness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: the slyness with which the FBI agent infiltrated the subversive organization was indeed impressive

Slickness and slyness are semantically related. You can use "Slickness" instead a noun "Slyness".

Nearby Words: sly, slyly
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