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WILY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: wilier    , wiliest   

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Marked by skill in deception

Example:

a wily old attorney

Synonyms:

crafty; cunning; dodgy; foxy; guileful; knavish; slick; sly; tricksy; tricky; wily

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

artful (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft)

Derivation:

wile (the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them))

wiliness (shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception)

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