wily

Love had already given strength and wiliness to the countess.
Maitre Cornelius|Honore de Balzac
Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
I will watch with the wiliness of a snake, that I may sting with its venom.
Frankenstein|Mary W. Shelley
"What the brethren wanted in strength they had in wiliness," he says.
The Beginners of a Nation|Edward Eggleston.

It depends a lot upon the wiliness of the fox he's in pursuit of.
The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel|Mary E. Hanshew

British Dictionary definitions for wiliness

wily

/ (ˈwaɪlɪ) /

adjective wilier or wiliest

characterized by or proceeding from wiles; sly or crafty

Derived forms of wily

wiliness, noun

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wily

adjective, wil·i·er, wil·i·est.

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British Dictionary definitions for wiliness

adjective wilier or wiliest

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