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Sly (3 Occurrences)

Matthew 26:4 They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit, and kill him. (See NIV)

Mark 14:1 It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him. (See NIV)

Proverbs 25:23 As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly. (See NIV)

Thesaurus
Sly (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly
trick. 4. (vt) Light or delicate; slight; thin. ...Sly (3 Occurrences). ...
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Trick (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance;
a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade. ...
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Sleight (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of
performance escapes observation. 3. (n.) Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. ...
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Subtlety (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness. ...
3. (n.) Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive. Int. ...
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Small (1110 Occurrences)

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Fox (2 Occurrences)
... See Shark. 4. (n.) A sly, cunning fellow. 5. (n.) Rope yarn twisted together,
and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats. ...
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Dog (19 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. 3. (n.) A fellow; -- used
humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. 4 ...
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Mouse (2 Occurrences)
... 7. (vi) To watch for and catch mice. 8. (vi) To watch for or pursue anything
in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something. ...
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Peep (1 Occurrence)
... chirp. 5. (n.) First outlook or appearance. 6. (n.) A sly look; a look as
through a crevice, or from a place of concealment. 7. (n ...
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Cunning (43 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious; curious; as,
cunning work. 3. (a.) Crafty; sly; artful; designing; deceitful. ...
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Greek
3789. ophis -- a snake
... Probably from optanomai (through the idea of sharpness of vision); a snake,
figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v. t.) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense.

2. (v. t.) Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.

3. (v. t.) Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.

4. (v. t.) Light or delicate; slight; thin.

5. (adv.) Slyly.

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