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English Dictionary: wily	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for wily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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 Dick"; "a wily old attorney" Synonym(s): crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. [bd]Wily and wise.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]The wily snake.[b8] --Milton. This false, wily, doubling disposition of mind. --South. Syn: Cunning; artful; sly; crafty. See {Cunning}.