Sly

"Sly" in Russian

иску́сный

iskúsnyj

(done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy)

кова́рный

kovárnyj

(artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily)

ло́вкий

lóvkij

(dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble)

лука́вый

lukávyj

(artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily)

хи́трый

xítryj

(artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily)

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