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    wily
    /ˈwʌɪli/

    adjective

    • 1. skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully: "his wily opponents"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWILY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Wily means intelligent and tricky, often willing to use tricks to achieve an aim. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wilyWily Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Wily means full of wiles, crafty, or skillful in deception. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, examples, and history of this adjective from Merriam-Webster, America's largest dictionary.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWILY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Wily means intelligent and tricky, often willing to use tricks to achieve an aim. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from various sources.

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    Wily definition: full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.. See examples of WILY used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wilyWily - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. marked by skill in deception. “a wily old attorney”. synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky. artful. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWILY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Wily means clever at achieving what they want, especially by tricking people. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word frequency of wily in British and American English.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwily adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Wily means clever at getting what you want, and willing to trick people. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation, and example sentences.