different between secretive vs wily

secretive

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English secretife, equivalent to secret +? -ive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?si?k??t?v/

Adjective

secretive (comparative more secretive, superlative most secretive)

  1. Having an inclination to secrecy
Synonyms
  • furtive
  • sly
  • See also Thesaurus:covert
Translations

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s??k?i?t?v/

Adjective

secretive (not comparable)

  1. Relating to secretion

Anagrams

  • receivest, resective

Italian

Adjective

secretive

  1. feminine plural of secretivo

Anagrams

  • riceveste

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wily

English

Etymology

From Middle English wily, wiley, wyly; equivalent to wile +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa?.li/
  • Rhymes: -a?li
  • Homophone: Wylie
  • Hyphenation: wi?ly

Adjective

wily (comparative wilier or more wily, superlative wiliest or most wily)

  1. Sly, cunning, full of tricks
    Horatio's new girlfriend is a wily coquette and poor Horatio is too smitten to see it.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:wily

Derived terms

  • wilily
  • wiliness

Translations

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