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crafty	sly or cunning.
cunning	skill used in a sly or tricky way. [1/2 definitions]
maneuver	a clever or sly plan. [1/5 definitions]
mischievous	teasing or sly. [1/2 definitions]
pry¹	to look closely or curiously in a sly way. [1/2 definitions]
sly	If someone is sly, they are smart, but you can't trust them. They usually find some dishonest or sneaky way of doing things they want to do.
snake	a person who acts in a sly or evil way toward others. [1/3 definitions]
sneak	to move quietly and in a sly way. [3 definitions]
snicker	to laugh in a sly and partly restrained way. [1/2 definitions]

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