wilier
- comparative of wily.
Example Sentences
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But the rattlesnake has another, wilier trick up its tail.
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021
As the wilier, more calculating of two friends seeking their fortune in the Old West, Orion Lee complements Magaro beautifully in “First Cow,” to the point where he almost qualifies as a lead.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2020
I hadn’t heard any of the songs which, people said, were wilier and more mischievous than the straighter, soapier, we’re-in-love-now ballads that defined Disney movies past.
From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2019
It’s easy to imagine a wilier or more strategic leader, or even a better politician, in that role.
From Slate • Aug. 10, 2018
So far, the fish had proved wilier than they’d imagined.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
