In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SLYLY
craftily, cunningly, foxily, knavishly, slyly, trickily, artfully
(adverb) in an artful manner; “he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced”; “had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
slyly (comparative more slyly, superlative most slyly)
In a sly manner, cunningly.
Anagrams
• lysyl
Source: Wiktionary
Sly"ly, adv.
Definition: In a sly manner; shrewdly; craftily. Honestly and slyly he it spent. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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