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wily
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wi·ly  (wl)
adj. wi·li·er, wi·li·est
Full of wiles; cunning.

wili·ly adv.
wili·ness n.

wily [ˈwaɪlɪ]
adj wilier, wiliest
characterized by or proceeding from wiles; sly or crafty
wiliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.wilywily - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

wily
Translations
wily [ˈwaɪlɪ] ADJ (wilier (compar) (wiliest (superl))) → astuto, taimado

wily [ˈwaɪli] adjrusé(e)

wily
adj (+er)listig, schlau, hinterlistig (pej)

wily [ˈwaɪlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → astuto/a, furbo/a
he's a wily old devil or bird or fox (fam) → è una vecchia volpe, è un furbo matricolato or di tre cotte
wily [ˈwaɪlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → astuto/a, furbo/a
he's a wily old devil or bird or fox (fam) → è una vecchia volpe, è un furbo matricolato or di tre cotte

wily
adj wily [ˈwaili]
crafty, cunning, sly etc a wily old fox; He is too wily for the police to catch him. geslepe ماكِر، مُراوِغ хитър lstivý snu gerissen πονηρός, πανούργος astuto kaval پر حيله viekas rusé עַרמוּמִי धूर्त lukav ravasz licik slægur, slunginn astuto, furbo ずるい 교활한 gudrus, suktas viltīgs; blēdīgs licik sluw slu, lur, utspekulert przebiegły manhoso viclean хитрый prefíkaný zvit lukav illistig, knipslug, förslagen เต็มไปด้วยเล่ห์ kurnaz, cin fikirli, şeytan 狡猾的 хитрий, лукавий چالاک xảo trá 猾的
n wiliness
geslepenheid مَكْر، مُراوَغَه хитрост lstivost snedighed die Gerissenheit πονηριά astucia kavalus مکر oveluus ruse עַרמוּמִיוּת धूर्तता lukavost ravaszság kelicikan slægð astuzia, furberia ずるさ 교활함, 간교함 gudrumas, suktumas viltīgums; blēdīgums kelicikan sluwheid sluhet, listighet chytrość manha viclenie хитрость prefíkanosť zvijačnost lukavost illistighet ความมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnazlık 狡猾 хитрість چالاکی tính xảo trá


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