guileful
[ gahyl-fuhl ]
See synonyms for: guilefulguilefully on Thesaurus.com
adjective
insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.
Origin of guileful
1Other words from guileful
- guile·ful·ly, adverb
- guile·ful·ness, noun
- un·guile·ful, adjective
Words Nearby guileful
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use guileful in a sentence
She was preternaturally animated and demonstrative at the station—your sex's little guileful way ever since the world began.
Jaffery | William J. LockeLoki became guileful from that wicked woman; thence in the world are all giantesses come.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre SturlesonThere drank the courtiers wine in their Valhall—but the guileful ones silence kept—the Huns' wrath they feared.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre SturlesonAnd now will I do so no more, lest I become a guileful woman, with nought good in me save the fairness of my body.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles | William MorrisAs he outlined his guileful proposition the scowls of his listeners gave way to grins of full approval and admiration.
A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville Buck
Browse