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- Dictionarywily/ˈwʌɪli/
adjective
- 1. skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully: "his wily opponents"
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(of a person) intelligent, having a very good understanding of situations, possibilities, and people, and often willing to use tricks to achieve an aim: a wily politician. Synonyms. clever mainly UK disapproving. cunning. slick (SKILFUL) tricky. See. wiles formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sly & devious. artfully. artfulness.
The meaning of WILY is full of wiles : crafty. How to use wily in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wily.
WILY meaning: 1. (of a person) intelligent, having a very good understanding of situations, possibilities, and…. Learn more.
adjective. marked by skill in deception. “a wily old attorney”. synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky. artful. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft.
Define wily. wily synonyms, wily pronunciation, wily translation, English dictionary definition of wily. adj. wi·li·er , wi·li·est Full of wiles; cunning. wil′i·ly adv. wil′i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....
Wily definition: full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.. See examples of WILY used in a sentence.
Definition of wily adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
