wiliest

[US]/ˈwaɪli/
[UK]/ˈwaɪli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. listig; geschickt in der Täuschung

Example Sentences

counterplot the wily courtiers

counterplot die gerissenen Höflinge

a wily old fox.

ein gerissener alter Fuchs.

His wily plan recoiled on him.

Sein listiger Plan schlug gegen ihn zurück.

Foxes are supposed to be wily creatures.

Es heißt, Füchse seien gerissene Kreaturen.

His wily plan rebounded on him.

Sein listiger Plan schlug zurück.

Her father was a wily old attorney.

Ihr Vater war ein gerissener alter Anwalt.

What was cried up by the wily merchant often turned out to be most unworthy of praise.

Was vom gerissenen Händler hochgelobt wurde, entpuppte sich oft als nicht wert die Anerkennung.

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