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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

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

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

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

    (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.

  5. 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.

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

    Definition of wily adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

    If you describe someone or their behaviour as wily, you mean that they are clever at achieving what they want, especially by tricking people.

  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.

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

    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....

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › wilyWILY Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for WILY: cunning, cute, subtle, slick, shrewd, deceptive, treacherous, fraudulent; Antonyms of WILY: ingenuous, guileless, innocent, obvious, artless, real, plain, public

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryWILY - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone or their behavior as wily, you mean that they are clever at achieving what they want, especially by tricking people. [...]