sleighty
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Middle English sleighty; equivalent to sleight + -y.
=== Adjective ===
sleighty (comparative more sleighty, superlative most sleighty)
(obsolete) cunning; sly
nimble; dexterous
=== References ===
“sleighty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
=== Anagrams ===
Leightys, Lightsey
== Middle English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
slegti, sleiȝti, sleiȝty, sleihti, sleyghty, sleythi, sliȝty
=== Etymology ===
From sleighte + -y.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈslixtiː/, /ˈslæi̯xtiː/
=== Adjective ===
sleighty
sly, sneaky, clever
==== Descendants ====
English: sleighty (obsolete)
==== References ====
“sleightī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 June 2019.