SLEIGHT Sleight, n. Etym: [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel. sl (for sl) slyness, cunning, fr. sl (for sl) sly, cunning. See Sly.]
1. Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.] "His sleight and his covin." Chaucer.
2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. The world hath many subtle sleights. Latimer.
3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. Chaucer. "The juggler's sleight." Hudibras. Sleight of hand, legerdemain; prestidigitation.
SLEIGHTFUL
Sleight"ful, a.
Defn: Cunning; dexterous. [Obs.]
SLEIGHTLY
Sleight"ly, adv.
Defn: Cunningly. [Obs.] Huloet.
SLEIGHTY
Sleight"y, a.
Defn: Cunning; sly. [Obs.] Huloet.