different between sleightly vs sleighty

English

Etymology

From Middle English sleightly; equivalent to sleight +? -ly.

Adverb

sleightly (comparative more sleightly, superlative most sleightly)

1. (obsolete) With cunning.

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• scly?tly, sleghtly, slyghtly, sleightely

Etymology

From sleight +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?slixtli?/, /?sl?i?xtli?/, /-li?t?(?)/

Adverb

sleightly (rare)

1. Slyly, cleverly; intelligently and using deception.

Descendants

• English: sleightly (obsolete)

References

• “sleightl?, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-05.

English

Etymology

sleight +? -y

Adjective

sleighty (comparative more sleighty, superlative most sleighty)

1. (obsolete) cunning; sly
   • 1615, W. Lawson, Country Housewifes Garden

     You might sit in your Mount, and angle a peckled Trout, or sleighty Eele.

Anagrams

• Leightys, Lightsey

Middle English

Alternative forms

• slei?ti, slei?ty, sli?ty, sleihti, sleythi, sleyghty, slegti

Etymology

From sleight +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?slixti?/, /?sl?i?xti?/

Adjective

sleighty

1. sly, sneaky, clever

Descendants

• English: sleighty (obsolete)

References

• “sleight?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-05.