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wily

/waɪ.li/

Meanings
adjective
Sly, cunning, full of tricks

Examples :

"The wily fox tricked the chickens into thinking he was their friend. "
character attitude person

Related Words

Illustration tricked

tricked verb

/trɪkt/

To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.

"You tried to trick me when you said that house was underpriced."

Illustration friend

friend noun

/fɹɛnd/

A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

"John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.   Trust is important between friends.   I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."

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fox noun

/fɒks/ /fɑks/

A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

Illustration thinking

thinking noun

/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

Thought; gerund of think.

"What is your thinking on this subject?"

Illustration full

full adjective

/fʊl/

Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.

"The jugs were full to the point of overflowing."

Illustration chickens

chickens noun

/ˈt͡ʃɪkənz/

A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.

"The farmer feeds the chickens every morning with corn. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration sly

sly adjective

/slaɪ/

Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.

"The student's sly smile hinted that he had a secret plan to skip the extra math problems. "

Illustration cunning

cunning adjective

/ˈkʌnɪŋ/

Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.

"The fox was a cunning hunter, always finding ways to sneak up on his prey. "

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into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

To or towards the inside of.

"Mary danced into the house."

Illustration tricks

tricks noun

/tɹɪks/

Something designed to fool or swindle.

"It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced."