guileful

  • 11guileful — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Deceitfully clever: artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, scheming, sharp, sly, tricky, wily. See ABILITY, HONEST, MEANS. 2. Marked by treachery or deceit: devious, disingenuous, duplicitous, indirect, lubricious,… …

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  • 12guileful — guile·ful || gaɪlfÊŠl adj. deceitful; cunning, sly, treacherous …

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  • 13guileful — a. Crafty, wily, artful, cunning, deceitful, dishonest, insincere, double, fraudulent, tricky …

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  • 14guileful — adj cunning, artful, crafty, wily, sly, subtle, foxy, vulpine, feline; shrewd, canny, Inf. cagey, Scot, and North Eng. pawky, sharp; shifty, slick, smooth, slippery, stealthy; deceitful, deceptive, tricky, underhanded, crooked, double dealing;… …

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  • 15guileful — guile·ful …

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  • 16guileful — guile•ful [[t]ˈgaɪl fəl[/t]] adj. insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily • Etymology: 1300–50 guile′ful•ly, adv. guile′ful•ness, n …

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  • 17guileful — /ˈgaɪlfəl/ (say guylfuhl) adjective full of guile; wily; deceitful; treacherous. –guilefully, adverb –guilefulness, noun …

  • 18guileful — adjective marked by skill in deception cunning men often pass for wise deep political machinations a foxy scheme a slick evasive answer sly as a fox tricky Dick a wily old attorney …

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  • 19Guilefully — Guileful Guile ful, a. Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty. {Guile ful*ly}, adv. {Guile ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20Guilefulness — Guileful Guile ful, a. Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty. {Guile ful*ly}, adv. {Guile ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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