sleight
sleight
noun \ˈslīt\Definition of SLEIGHT
1
: deceitful craftiness; also : stratagem
Examples of SLEIGHT
- <must have employed some sophisticated sleight to con that wary couple out of their money>
- <a brilliant new theory that pays tribute to his remarkable sleight of mind>
Origin of SLEIGHT
Middle English, from Old Norse slœgth, from slœgr sly — more at sly
First Known Use: 14th century
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