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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