SLUTCHY
Slutch"y, a.
Defn: Slushy. [Prov. Eng.] Pennant.
SLUTHHOUND
Sluth"hound`, n.
Defn: Sleuthhound.
SLUTTERY
Slut"ter*y, n.
Defn: The qualities and practices of a slut; sluttishness; slatternlines. Drayton.
SLUTTISH
Slut"tish, a.
Defn: Like a slut; untidy; indecently negligent of cleanliness; disorderly; as, a sluttish woman. Why is thy lord so slutish, I thee pray. Chaucer. An air of liberal, though sluttish, plenty, indicated the wealthy farmer. Sir W. Scott. — Slut"tish*ly, adv. — Slut"tish*ness, n.
SLY
Sly, a. [Compar. Slier or Slyer; superl. Sliest or Slyest.] Etym:
[OE. sli, slegh, sleih, Icel sl, for sl; akin to Sw. slug, Dan. slu,
LG. slou, G. schlau; probably to E. slay, v.t.; cf. G. verschlagen
sly. See Slay, v. t., and cf. Sleight.]
1. Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; — in a good sense. Be ye sly as serpents, and simple as doves. Wyclif (Matt. x. 16). Whom graver age And long experience hath made wise and sly. Fairfax.