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sluw.

sly, cunning

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/slyu̯/
  1. sly, cunning

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Low German slu, probably from a Proto-Germanic *slūhaz (“sneaking, creeping”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leuǵ (“to crawl, slide”), if the original sense referred to sneaking and sliding. Attested since the late 18th century.

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