wily
adjective
full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
wiliness
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a word derived from
wily.
Example Sentences
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Through wit, grit, wiliness and determination he wrought one of the greatest resurrections in American politics.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2021
Instead Arsenal attacked United with a wiliness in the clinches, the full-backs working furiously, the midfield ferreting hard.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 10, 2019
On “Meet the Press,” NBC’s Chuck Todd asked Trump about his wiliness to substantiate odd claims with bogus proof.
From MSNBC ● Oct. 24, 2018
She brought elegant and pining emotion to Dalila’s great aria “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix,” though I wanted a touch more wiliness in her singing.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2018
It was largely because of his habit of marching troops all over the Shenandoah Valley in an illogical and inexplicable fashion that Jackson earned a reputation among bewildered enemy officers for wiliness.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
