wily

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

Translation

adj. astuto; hábil en el engaño
Word Forms
Comparativowilier
Superlativowiliest

Example Sentences

counterplot the wily courtiers

una trama elaborada de los cortesanos astutos

a wily old fox.

un zorro viejo y astuto.

His wily plan recoiled on him.

Su astuto plan se volvió en su contra.

Foxes are supposed to be wily creatures.

Se supone que los zorros son criaturas astutas.

His wily plan rebounded on him.

Su astuto plan se volvió en su contra.

Her father was a wily old attorney.

Su padre era un abogado viejo y astuto.

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

Lo que fue alabado por el astuto comerciante a menudo resultó ser muy indigno de elogio.

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