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guileful

[ gahyl-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ³ÜŸ±±ô±ðf³Ü±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ²µ³ÜŸ±±ô±ðf³Ü±ô·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·²µ³ÜŸ±±ô±ðf³Ü±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of guileful1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; guile, -ful
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A subtle but inescapable analogy is made between the wily devil and the guileful woman.

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The game still features plenty of lung-burning rallies, but there is much more action now in the front of the court — more drop shots and guileful flicks.

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And however much they played and were children, still their faces were scored with the knowledge and cares that children should not have, their eyes were knowing and guileful beyond their years.

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Equally enjoyable is the pleasure, borrowed from John le Carré, of watching the games of vastly intelligent and dead-hearted men as they play with the lives of the less guileful.

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Creepy Santa never gets his ultimate comeuppance, guileful Snow White never finds her ideal prince.

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