wily

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

Translation

adj. sluw; bedreven in misleiding
Word Forms
Comparativewilier
Superlativewiliest

Example Sentences

counterplot the wily courtiers

counterplot de sluwe hovelingen

a wily old fox.

een sluwe oude vos.

His wily plan recoiled on him.

Zijn sluwe plan keerde zich tegen hem.

Foxes are supposed to be wily creatures.

Vossen worden verondersteld sluwe wezens te zijn.

His wily plan rebounded on him.

Zijn slimme plan werkte tegen hem.

Her father was a wily old attorney.

Haar vader was een sluwe oude advocaat.

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

Wat door de sluwe koopman werd geprezen, bleek vaak het meest onwaardig om te prijzen.

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