different between undercover vs wily
undercover
English
Etymology
under +? cover
Adjective
undercover (comparative more undercover, superlative most undercover)
- Performed or happening in secret.
- Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.
Synonyms
- clandestine
- See also Thesaurus:covert
Related terms
- cloak-and-dagger
Translations
Noun
undercover (plural undercovers)
- A person who works undercover.
Translations
Verb
undercover (third-person singular simple present undercovers, present participle undercovering, simple past and past participle undercovered)
- To provide too little coverage.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English undercover.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n.d?r?k?.v?r/
- Hyphenation: un?der?co?ver
Adjective
undercover (not comparable)
- undercover
Inflection
Adverb
undercover
- undercover (in a covert fashion, not using one's real identity)
undercover From the web:
- what undercover cops do
- what undercover cops can't do
- what undercover means
- what's undercover agent
- what undercover lover meaning
- what undercover boss about
- undercover cop meaning
- what undercover police
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)
- 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
wily From the web:
- what wily means
- what willy wonka character are you quiz
- what willy's wonderland character are you
- what willy-nilly means
- what willy loman was in crossword
- what willy wonka is really about
- what willy cook recipes
- what willy cook burrito
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