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wily
wi·ly W0166000 (wī′lē)adj. wi·li·er, wi·li·est Full of wiles; cunning. wil′i·ly adv.wil′i·ness n.wily (ˈwaɪlɪ) adj, wilier or wiliestcharacterized by or proceeding from wiles; sly or crafty ˈwiliness nwil•y (ˈwaɪ li) adj. wil•i•er, wil•i•est. full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning. [1250–1300] wil′i•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | wily - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"foxy, guileful, knavish, crafty, sly, tricksy, cunning, dodgy, tricky, slickartful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
wilyadjective cunning, designing, scheming, sharp, intriguing, arch, tricky, crooked, shrewd, sly, astute, deceptive, crafty, artful, shifty, foxy, cagey (informal), deceitful, underhand, guileful, fly (slang) He is an experienced and wily old statesman. simple, dull, straightforward, naive, honest, candid, artless, ingenuous, guilelesswilyadjectiveDeceitfully clever:artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, scheming, sharp, sly, tricky.Translationswily (ˈwaili) adjective crafty, cunning, sly etc. a wily old fox; He is too wily for the police to catch him. 狡猾的 狡猾的ˈwiliness noun 狡猾 狡猾IdiomsSee(as) wily as a foxwily
Synonyms for wilyadj cunningSynonyms- cunning
- designing
- scheming
- sharp
- intriguing
- arch
- tricky
- crooked
- shrewd
- sly
- astute
- deceptive
- crafty
- artful
- shifty
- foxy
- cagey
- deceitful
- underhand
- guileful
- fly
Antonyms- simple
- dull
- straightforward
- naive
- honest
- candid
- artless
- ingenuous
- guileless
Synonyms for wilyadj deceitfully cleverSynonyms- artful
- crafty
- cunning
- foxy
- guileful
- scheming
- sharp
- sly
- tricky
Synonyms for wilyadj marked by skill in deceptionSynonyms- foxy
- guileful
- knavish
- crafty
- sly
- tricksy
- cunning
- dodgy
- tricky
- slick
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