Wily - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈwaɪlɪ|  American pronunciation of the word wily
Brit.  |ˈwaɪlɪ|  British pronunciation of the word wily

adjective

- marked by skill in deception (syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky)
a wily old attorney

Extra examples

She turned out to be a wily negotiator.

...a wily judge of character, she takes advantage of car buyers' insecurities to sell them a bigger machine than they really need...

He's a wily old fox.

...a wily dude who managed to get himself out of one jackpot after another...

Word forms

adjective
comparative: wilier
superlative: wiliest
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