Antonyms for wily
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : wahy-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwaɪ li |
Definition of wily
Origin :- c.1300, from wile + -ly (1). Related: Wiliness.
- adj crafty, clever
- I roused my energies, and the next time the wily Beadle summoned me, I went.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- The stratagem of the wily savage was thus perfectly successful.
- Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
- It was a time for confidences, and the wily Mrs. Dunn realized that fact.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- In marrying Ben Aboo, the wily Katrina imposed two conditions.
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- It was a wily trap he had set me, worthy only of a trickster.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- He is greedy as the locust, wily as the serpent, and ferocious as the panther.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- A change was visible in the wily Seneschal's fat countenance.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- Their chiefs were wily, their warriors past masters of the art of ambush.
- Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
- But they were too wily to be caught in such a trap, and our attempt failed.
- Extract from : « Three Years in the Federal Cavalry » by Willard Glazier
- How soon would he rebel at being led by the nose by the wily Adams?
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
Synonyms for wily
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