Sleightly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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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