Antonyms for wily


Grammar : Adj
Spell : wahy-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwaɪ li


Definition of wily

Origin :
  • c.1300, from wile + -ly (1). Related: Wiliness.
  • adj crafty, clever
Example sentences :
  • I roused my energies, and the next time the wily Beadle summoned me, I went.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • The stratagem of the wily savage was thus perfectly successful.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • It was a time for confidences, and the wily Mrs. Dunn realized that fact.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • In marrying Ben Aboo, the wily Katrina imposed two conditions.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • It was a wily trap he had set me, worthy only of a trickster.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He is greedy as the locust, wily as the serpent, and ferocious as the panther.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • A change was visible in the wily Seneschal's fat countenance.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Their chiefs were wily, their warriors past masters of the art of ambush.
  • Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
  • But they were too wily to be caught in such a trap, and our attempt failed.
  • Extract from : « Three Years in the Federal Cavalry » by Willard Glazier
  • How soon would he rebel at being led by the nose by the wily Adams?
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French

Synonyms for wily

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