Sly and Trite

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

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

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

Trite adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.

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Sly and trite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sly" instead an adjective "Trite".

Nearby Words: triteness, tritely

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