Words to describe a very sly person: “He’s ________.”
FOXY | 192 |
SNEAKY | 154 |
SLICK | 142 |
SLY AS A FOX | 104 |
SLIPPERY | 87 |
TRICKY | 55 |
FOX | 47 |
SHARP | 44 |
CRAFTY | 32 |
SLICKER | 30 |
CUNNING | 28 |
NR | 23 |
SNEAK | 22 |
SLY | 17 |
SHIFTY | 16 |
SNAKE IN THE GRASS | 13 |
SHREWD | 12 |
CLEVER | 11 |
SHARPIE | 11 |
SHARP AS A TACK | 10 |
CAGEY | 9 |
LIKE A FOX | 8 |
SLICK ONE | 8 |
DUMB LIKE A FOX | 7 |
PRETTY SLICK | 7 |
SLICK AS AN EEL | 6 |
SLIPPERY AS AN EEL | 6 |
SLY FOX | 6 |
CUNNING AS A FOX | 5 |
SLICK AS GREASE | 5 |
SMOOTH | 5 |
SMART | 4 |
SMART AS A FOX | 4 |
UNDERHANDED | 4 |
WEASEL | 4 |
CONNIVING | 3 |
CRAZY LIKE A FOX | 3 |
SCHEMY | 3 |
SHARP AS A FOX | 3 |
SHY | 3 |
SLICK AS A FOX | 3 |
SLICK DUCK | 3 |
SLY LIKE A FOX | 3 |
SMOOTHIE | 3 |
CONNIVER | 2 |
CUTE | 2 |
KEEN | 2 |
KEEN AS A BRIAR | 2 |
OLD FOX | 2 |
PRETTY SLIPPERY | 2 |
PRETTY SNEAKY | 2 |
REALLY SLICK | 2 |
SCHEMER | 2 |
SHADY | 2 |
SHARP AS A BRIAR | 2 |
SLEEK | 2 |
SLICK AS A BUTTON | 2 |
SLICK AS A WHISTLE | 2 |
SLICK CUSTOMER | 2 |
SLICK OPERATOR | 2 |
SLY OLD FOX | 2 |
SLY ONE | 2 |
SMART LIKE A FOX | 2 |
SNEAKING | 2 |
TWO-FACED | 2 |
UNTRUSTWORTHY | 2 |
VERY CUNNING | 2 |
VERY SLICK | 2 |
VERY TRICKY | 2 |
“LOOKS LIKE A FOOL, BUT DON’T BURN HIM, YOU WON’T GET MANY ASHES” | 1 |
AS QUICK AS A FOX | 1 |
AS SLY AS A FOX | 1 |
AS SMOOTH AS A DOG’S TOOTH | 1 |
AVOIDING–IN A WAY | 1 |
AWFUL SKITTISH | 1 |
BE TO WATCH | 1 |
BE WATCHED | 1 |
BIT SNEAKY | 1 |
BUGGER | 1 |
CAN’T BE TRUSTED | 1 |
CLEVER AS A FOX | 1 |
CON MAN | 1 |
COOL | 1 |
COYOTE TYPE | 1 |
CRAFTY OLD BOOGER | 1 |
CROOK | 1 |
CROOKED | 1 |
DECEITFUL | 1 |
DEVILISH | 1 |
DIFFICULT TO FOOL | 1 |
DIFFICULT TO TRICK | 1 |
DISTRUSTING | 1 |
DUMB AS A FOX | 1 |
EXTREMELY CLEVER | 1 |
FAST | 1 |
FOXY GRANDPA | 1 |
GO-GETTER | 1 |
GOT THE FACE OF A WEASEL | 1 |
HARD TO BEAT | 1 |
HARD TO MAKE OUT | 1 |
HORSE-TRADER | 1 |
JUST LIKE A FOX | 1 |
JUST LIKE URIAH HEEP | 1 |
KNOWS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT | 1 |
LIKE A SNAKE | 1 |
LITTLE ON THE CROOKED SIDE | 1 |
LOW-DOWN PERSON | 1 |
MAY DECEIVE YOU | 1 |
MIGHTY SLICK | 1 |
MIGHTY TRICKY | 1 |
MUY COYOTE | 1 |
NOT TO BE TRUSTED | 1 |
OILY | 1 |
OILY BIRD | 1 |
PHONEY | 1 |
PRETTY CLEVER | 1 |
PRETTY FOXY | 1 |
PRETTY KEEN | 1 |
PRETTY SHARP | 1 |
PRETTY SHREWD | 1 |
PRETTY SMOOTH | 1 |
PULLS FAST DEALS | 1 |
QUICK | 1 |
QUICK ONE | 1 |
QUICK TALKER | 1 |
QUITE SLIPPERY | 1 |
QUITE TRICKY | 1 |
RASCAL | 1 |
RAT | 1 |
REAL BULLSHITTER | 1 |
REAL FOXY | 1 |
REAL SCHEMER | 1 |
ROGUE | 1 |
SCHEMING | 1 |
SELFISH | 1 |
SHARP AS A RAZOR | 1 |
SHARP AS NAILS | 1 |
SHARP ONE | 1 |
SHARP-WITTED | 1 |
SHIFTY ONE | 1 |
SHIFTY PERSON | 1 |
SHREW | 1 |
SHREWD ONE | 1 |
SHREWDIE | 1 |
SHYSTER | 1 |
SKITTERY | 1 |
SKUNK | 1 |
SLEEKY | 1 |
SLICK ‘EM | 1 |
SLICK AS A … | 1 |
SLICK AS A BROOK TROUT | 1 |
SLICK AS A GUT | 1 |
SLICK AS A RIBBON | 1 |
SLICK CHARACTER | 1 |
SLICK HOSS | 1 |
SLIMY | 1 |
SLINKY | 1 |
SLINKY LIKE A FOX | 1 |
SLIPPERY AS A EEL | 1 |
SLIPPERY AS A FOX | 1 |
SLIPPERY CHARACTER | 1 |
SLIPPERY EEL | 1 |
SLIPPERY ONE | 1 |
SLY AS A CAT | 1 |
SLY AS A MINK | 1 |
SLY AS A MOUSE | 1 |
SLY AS A WEASEL | 1 |
SLY AS A WOLF | 1 |
SLY AS AN OLD FOX | 1 |
SLY BUGGER | 1 |
SLY CUSS | 1 |
SLY DEVIL | 1 |
SLY DOG | 1 |
SLY OLD COON | 1 |
SLY OLD DOG | 1 |
SLY SMART ALECK | 1 |
SLYER THAN A FOX | 1 |
SMOOTH ACTOR | 1 |
SMOOTH OPERATOR | 1 |
SNAKE IN A GRASS | 1 |
SNEAK THIEF | 1 |
SNEAKIN’ SOMEBODY | 1 |
SNEAKY AS A CAT | 1 |
SNEAKY AS A MOUSE | 1 |
SNEAKY AS ALL GET-OUT | 1 |
SNEAKY CUSS | 1 |
SNEAKY DEVIL | 1 |
SNEAKY ONE | 1 |
SNEAKY SON-OF-A-BITCH | 1 |
SNIDE | 1 |
SNOOPY | 1 |
SOME KIND OF SLICK | 1 |
STINKER | 1 |
SUBTLE | 1 |
SWIFT TALKER | 1 |
THIEF IN THE NIGHT | 1 |
THINKS HE’S SMART | 1 |
TIMID | 1 |
TOO SHY | 1 |
TOO SMART | 1 |
TREACHEROUS | 1 |
TRICKSTER | 1 |
UNDER-MINDED | 1 |
UNDER-THE-COVER | 1 |
UNDERNEATH | 1 |
VERY SLIPPERY | 1 |
VERY SLY | 1 |
VERY SMOOTH | 1 |
WIDE BETWEEN THE EYES | 1 |
WISE | 1 |
WITTY | 1 |
WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING | 1 |
YOU CAN’T TRUST HIM | 1 |
YOU DO BUSINESS WITH HIM WHILE THE SUN SHINES | 1 |
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