wily
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English wily, wiley, wyly, equivalent to wile + -y.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
wily (comparative wilier or more wily, superlative wiliest or most wily)
- sly, cunning, full of tricks
- Horatio's new girlfriend is a wily coquette and poor Horatio is too smitten to see it.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:wily
Translations[edit]
sly, cunning
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