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- Dictionarywily/ˈwʌɪli/
adjective
- 1. skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully: "his wily opponents"
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(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.
The meaning of WILY is full of wiles : crafty. How to use wily in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wily.
(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.
Wily definition: full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.. See examples of WILY used in a sentence.
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.
If you describe someone or their behaviour as wily, you mean that they are clever at achieving what they want, especially by tricking people.
Definition of wily adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
