different between unlawful vs wily

unlawful

English

Etymology

un- +? lawful

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??f?l

Adjective

unlawful (comparative more unlawful, superlative most unlawful)

  1. (law) Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal).
    He was charged with unlawful use of a car.

Translations

unlawful From the web:

  • what unlawful mean
  • what's unlawful imprisonment
  • what's unlawful detainer
  • what unlawful discrimination is
  • what's unlawful restraint
  • what's unlawful assembly
  • what's unlawful wounding
  • what's unlawful killing


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

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
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like