wily English

Meaning wily meaning

What does wily mean?

wily

— adjective (= cunning, foxy, slick, sly, tricky) 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

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sly

cunning

crafty

tricky

artful

foxy

shrewd

astute

dodgy

skillful

shifty

sharp

nimble

cautious

canny

cagey

calculating

smart

sneaky

guileful

treacherous

clever

underhanded

deceitful

walk quickly

vulpine

underhand

tricksy

slick

mischievous

knavish

insidious

devious

designing

crooked

wry

wonky

wise

warped

versatile

two faced

trappy

tortuous

timeserving

subtle

subtile

squinty

snaky

slyish

sly old fox

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Intelligent

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  intelligent brainy bright brilliant capable clever crafty discerning educated ingenious insightful keen knowledgeable learned literate perceptive philosophical profound rational scholarly sharp shrewd sly smart sophisticated sound wily have a lot of sense have a high IQ