- 1. superl. Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle. Source: opted
- 2. adj. marked by skill in deception Source: wordnet
- 3. 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. This false, wily, doubling disposition of mind. South. Syn. -- Cunning; artful; sly; crafty. See Cunning. Source: webster
- 4. Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagemto accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle. "Wily andwise." Chaucer. "The wily snake." Milton.This false, wily, doubling disposition of mind. South. Source: adambom
- 5. j:100 s marked by skill in deception Source: ecdict
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