Sleightly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 With cunning; dexterously. obsolete
"He healeth others sleightly, because he is sick of the same malady"
Example
More examples"He healeth others sleightly, because he is sick of the same malady"
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sleightely; equivalent to sleight + -ly.
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