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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)
- 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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sneaking
English
Verb
sneaking
- present participle of sneak
Noun
sneaking (plural sneakings)
- The act of one who sneaks.
- 1915, Charmian London, The Log of the Snark (page 108)
- Then there was much mirth and banter over the swift sneakings for home of certain men carrying large portions of puarka.
- 1915, Charmian London, The Log of the Snark (page 108)
Adjective
sneaking (comparative more sneaking, superlative most sneaking)
- Secret or underhand; not openly avowed.
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