different between wily vs evasive
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
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evasive
English
Etymology
From French évasif, from Latin ?v?d?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ve?s?v/
Adjective
evasive (comparative more evasive, superlative most evasive)
- Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
- Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.
Synonyms
- elusive, slippery, shifty, cagey, elusory, sly, noncommittal
- unclear, vague, equivocal, ambiguous
- tricky, deceitful, devious
Derived terms
- evasiveness
- unevasive
Translations
German
Adjective
evasive
- inflection of evasiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
evasive
- feminine plural of evasivo
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