wily

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

Translation

adj. cunning; skilled in deception

Example Sentences

counterplot the wily courtiers

a wily old fox.

His wily plan recoiled on him.

Foxes are supposed to be wily creatures.

His wily plan rebounded on him.

Her father was a wily old attorney.

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

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