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Sly vs Capricorn - What's the difference?

sly | capricorn |

As an adjective sly

is artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.

As an adverb sly

is slyly.

As a proper noun capricorn is

(zodiac constellations): capricornus.

As a noun capricorn is

someone with a capricorn star sign.

sly

English

(Webster 1913)

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Adjective

  • Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
  • Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; — in a good sense.
  • Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
  • Light or delicate; slight; thin.

    • Synonyms

    * artful * cunning * knowing * sharp * crafty * shrewd * shifty * sly as a fox * slim * wily * See also

    Derived terms

    * sly as a fox * slyboots * slyness

    External links

    * *

    Adverb

  • Slyly.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    capricorn

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (zodiac constellations): Capricornus
  • (astrology): The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 - January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 - February 14 (sidereal astrology).

    • Synonyms

    *

    Antonyms

    * Cancer

    Derived terms

    * Capricorn beetle * Tropic of Capricorn

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone with a Capricorn star sign

    • See also

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