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guile
[ gahyl ]
/ gaɪl /
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noun
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
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Origin of guile
1175–1225; Middle English <Old French <Germanic; akin to wile
synonym study for guile
See duplicity.
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British Dictionary definitions for guile
guile
/ (ɡaɪl) /
noun
clever or crafty character or behaviour
Derived forms of guile
guileful, adjectiveguilefully, adverbguilefulness, nounWord Origin for guile
C18: from Old French guile, of Germanic origin; see wile
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