wily
Origin of wily
1Other words for wily
| artful, sly, designing, intriguing, tricky, foxy, deceitful, treacherous |
Opposites for wily
Other words from wily
- wil·i·ly, adverb
- wil·i·ness, noun
- o·ver·wil·y, adjective
- un·wil·y, adjective
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How to use wily in a sentence
This virus is incredibly wily, it’s spreading out of control and front-line workers are exhausted.
“We’ve Let the Worst Happen”: Reflecting on 400,000 Dead | by Logan Jaffe | January 23, 2021 | ProPublicaWith the new coronavirus, we’re in the early stages of the learning process, even though it often feels like we’ve been waiting forever to figure out this particularly wily foe.
I supply a line which, at any rate, rimes; went his wyle means 'turns aside his wiliness.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerMust there not be experience on the part of dogs to contend successfully with such wiliness as this?
Dog Breaking | William Nelson HutchinsonSoon after his father's death, in spite of his wiliness, Vassily Ivanovitch was challenged by an injured husband.
The Jew And Other Stories | Ivan Turgenev
For them Major Forsyth had the double advantage of a wiliness gained in the turmoil of the world and an upright character.
The Hero | William Somerset MaughamI will watch with the wiliness of a snake, that I may sting with its venom.
Frankenstein | Mary W. Shelley
British Dictionary definitions for wily
/ (ˈwaɪlɪ) /
characterized by or proceeding from wiles; sly or crafty
Derived forms of wily
- wiliness, noun
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