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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 used to describe a person who can manipulate situations and people. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

    • Traditional

      WILY translate: （人）狡猾的，詭計多端的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Wily in Simplified Chinese

      WILY translate: （人）狡猾的，诡计多端的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Wilted

      WILTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of...

    • Wily: Polish Translation

      WILY translate: sprytny, przebiegły, przebiegły. Learn more...

  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. www.dictionary.com › browse › wilyWILY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

    Wily means intelligent and tricky, often used to describe a person or an animal. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms and related words.

  6. 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 from Oxford University Press.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › wilyWily - definition of wily by The Free Dictionary

    Wily means full of wiles, cunning, or sly. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of wily and its related words, such as artful, foxy, and guileful.

  8. 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.