wily

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

Translation

adj. astuto; habilidoso em engano
Word Forms
Comparativowilier
Superlativowiliest

Example Sentences

counterplot the wily courtiers

contramedida dos cortesãos astutos

a wily old fox.

uma raposa velha e astuta.

His wily plan recoiled on him.

Seu ardiloso plano se voltou contra ele.

Foxes are supposed to be wily creatures.

Diz-se que as raposas são criaturas astutas.

His wily plan rebounded on him.

Seu plano astuto se voltou contra ele.

Her father was a wily old attorney.

O pai dela era um advogado velho e astuto.

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

O que foi exaltado pelo mercador astuto muitas vezes se revelou indigno de elogios.

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