Sly and Tortuous

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

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

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

Tortuous adjective - Marked by a long series of irregular curves.

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Sly and tortuous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sly" instead an adjective "Tortuous".

Nearby Words: torturous, tort, tortuosity, tortuously

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