wily

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See also: wiły

English

Etymology

From Middle English wily, wiley, wyly; equivalent to wile +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waɪ.liː/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪli

Adjective

wily (comparative wilier or more wily, superlative wiliest or most wily)

  1. sly, cunning, full of tricks
    Horatio's new girlfriend is a wily coquette and poor Horatio is too smitten to see it.

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