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sleekit

adjectivequality

cunning; sly and underhand

Cunning or sly; tending to act in a secretive or underhand way.

Example in use

Dinna trust da fella, he's sleekit.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SLEEK-it/

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Origin & context

scotsolderinsult

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