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Grammar : Noun
Spell : wahy-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwaɪ li



Definition of wiliness

Origin :
  • c.1300, from wile + -ly (1). Related: Wiliness.
  • As in art : noun cunning
  • As in artifice : noun cunning; deception
  • As in artfulness : noun cunning
  • As in craftiness : noun artfulness
  • As in foxiness : noun artfulness
  • As in indirection : noun dishonesty
  • As in shadiness : noun indirection
  • As in shiftiness : noun indirection
  • As in slyness : noun indirection
  • As in slyness : noun artfulness
  • As in sneakiness : noun indirection
  • As in trickiness : noun indirection
  • As in underhandedness : noun indirection
  • As in craft : noun deceit, scheme
  • As in dishonesty : noun lying; unwillingness to tell the truth
  • As in guile : noun slyness, cleverness
Example sentences :
  • Garnache went about sounding the man with a wiliness peculiarly his own.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Bobby smiled up at him in smug satisfaction over his own wiliness.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • I will watch with the wiliness of a snake, that I may sting with its venom.
  • Extract from : « Frankenstein » by Mary W. Shelley
  • "What the brethren wanted in strength they had in wiliness," he says.
  • Extract from : « The Beginners of a Nation » by Edward Eggleston.
  • It depends a lot upon the wiliness of the fox he's in pursuit of.
  • Extract from : « The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel » by Mary E. Hanshew
  • Love had already given strength and wiliness to the countess.
  • Extract from : « Maitre Cornelius » by Honore de Balzac
  • I asked with a still further meekness that was the depths of wiliness.
  • Extract from : « The Tinder-Box » by Maria Thompson Daviess
  • Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me?
  • Extract from : « The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version » by Various
  • Perhaps it was the reputation for wiliness Forrest had earned which put the Yankee commander on his guard.
  • Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
  • William was strong and wily, and it was this combination of strength and wiliness which enabled him to bear down all opposition.
  • Extract from : « A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) » by Samuel R. Gardiner.

Synonyms for wiliness

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