sleighty

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sleighty; equivalent to sleight +‎ -y.

Adjective

sleighty (comparative more sleighty, superlative most sleighty)

1. (obsolete) cunning; sly
   • 1615, W. Lawson, Country Housewifes Garden:

     You might sit in your Mount, and angle a peckled Trout, or sleighty Eele.

2. 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/, /ˈsliːxtiː/, /ˈslɛi̯xtiː/

Adjective

sleighty

1. sly, sneaky, clever

Descendants

• English: sleighty (obsolete)

References

• “sleightī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-05.