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wily(dictionary)

wily (iou)



wily adjective & adverb. ME.
[from WILE noun + -Y1.]
A. adjective. Full of or characterized by wiles; crafty, cunning; sly, artful. ME.
wily beguile, wily beguily arch. slang a wily person or action, esp. one excessively or counter-productively so.
Pope The Knave of Diamonds tries his wily arts, And wins..the Queen of Hearts. Guardian The wily old fox of South Asian politics.
B. adverb. In a wily manner, wilily. LME-E17.
wilily adverb LME.
wiliness noun LME.