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1
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
- must have employed some sophisticated sleight to con that wary couple out of their money
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2
mental skill or quickness
- a brilliant new theory that pays tribute to his remarkable sleight of mind
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- artfulness,
- artifice,
- caginess
- (also cageyness),
- canniness,
- craft,
- craftiness,
- cunning,
- cunningness,
- deviousness,
- foxiness,
- guile,
- slickness,
- slyness,
- sneakiness,
- subtleness,
- wiliness
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3
ease and grace in physical activity
- a muscle-bound weight lifter known more for his might than his sleight
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“Sleight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleight. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of sleight was in the 14th century
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