Meaning & use
slier
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More sly; showing greater cunning or slyness than another, used as a comparative form of "sly."
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With every trick, the fox in the story grew slier than the last.
He gave her a slier smile than usual, as if he knew a secret.
A note on using this word
"Slier" is a less common variant spelling of "slyer," both accepted as comparative forms of "sly."
Words with a similar meaning
craftiershrewder
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Words with an opposite meaning
more honest
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