wily

Describes someone who is clever, cunning, and skilled at getting what they want, often through indirect or tricky means.

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1. Cunning or crafty C1 formal

   Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially by deceiving others.

   • The wily fox managed to escape from the trap.
   • He is a wily negotiator who always gets what he wants.
   • Her wily tactics helped her win the debate.

   ruХитрыйesAstuto, mañosofrrusédeListigptAstutozh狡猾的arماكر

   Synonymes: artfulcalculatingcraftycunningdeviousguilefulschemingshrewdslytricky

   Antonymes: artlessguilelesshonestingenuousnaivestraightforward

• wilier comparative form
• wiliest superlative form