To disappear is an act of humility, for sure, but it's also an act of cleverness, I would almost say of slyness. |
He was often accused of political intractability, a lack of imperativeness, too great a readiness to take clairvoyants seriously, and excessive slyness. |
If any cigarette company told me not to smoke, I'd think it was some sort of slyness on their part. |
She had been steeped in slyness from her early infancy by a sly mother. |
Beauchamp was not insensible to the slyness of the poke at him. |
He can pull a prank with craftiness and slyness, so cunningly that even the heroes of war would not be able to spot it. |