Word

wily, adj.
(wilier, wiliest)
freq. cnt. 1

marked by skill in deception
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish slick sly tricksy tricky wily

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

craft craftiness

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slyness

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derivationally related form

wile wiliness

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derivationally related form

dodge