Wily - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈwaɪlɪ|
Brit.
|ˈwaɪlɪ|
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
comparative: wilier
superlative: wiliest
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