Found 2 items, similar to Wily.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: wily
wily
adj : 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 Dik”;
“a wily old attorney” [syn:
crafty,
cunning,
dodgy,
foxy,
guileful,
knavish,
slick,
sly,
tricksy,
tricky]
[also:
wiliest,
wilier]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Wily
Wily
\Wil"y\, a. [Compar.
Wilier; superl.
Wiliest.] [From
Wile.]
Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or
stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful;
subtle.
“Wily and wise.” --Chaucer.
“The wily snake.”
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
This false, wily, doubling disposition of mind.
--South.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Cunning; artful; sly; crafty. See
Cunning.
[1913 Webster]
