Word a Day
wily
What does wily mean?
wily (adjective): sly, cunning, full of tricks.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use wily in a sentence?
- He plays a wily detective with a penchant for disguises. (Tatoeba sentence #11639656 by WarsawWill, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce wily?
/ˈwaɪli/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does wily come from?
From Middle English wily, wiley, wyly.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of wily?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “wily”?
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What does “wily” mean?
sly, cunning, full of tricks
Right! That's what “wily” means.
unfit for a position or task
Not quite: that's what unqualified means.
capable of being anticipated
Not quite: that's what foreseeable means.
full of trivial conversation
Not quite: that's what gabby means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “wily”?
crafty
Right!
innate
Not quite: innate means something else.
clumsy
Not quite: clumsy means something else.
candid
Not quite: candid means something else.
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