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    wily
    /ˈwʌɪli/

    adjective

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

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  2. (of a person) intelligent, having a very good understanding of situations, possibilities, and people, and often willing to use tricks to achieve an aim: a wily politician. Synonyms. clever mainly UK disapproving. cunning. slick (SKILFUL) tricky. See. wiles formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sly & devious. artfully. artfulness.

  3. The meaning of WILY is full of wiles : crafty. How to use wily in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wily.

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

  5. (of a person) intelligent, having a very good understanding of situations, possibilities, and people, and often willing to use tricks to achieve an aim: a wily politician. Synonyms. clever mainly UK disapproving. cunning. slick (SKILLFUL) tricky. See. wiles formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sly & devious. artfully. artfulness.

  6. Define wily. wily synonyms, wily pronunciation, wily translation, English dictionary definition of wily. adj. wi·li·er , wi·li·est Full of wiles; cunning. wil′i·ly adv. wil′i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....

  7. WILY definition: good at getting what you want, especially by deceiving people. Learn more.

  8. 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.