Wil"y (?), a. [Compar. Wilier (?); superl. Wiliest.] [From Wile.]

Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle.

"Wily and wise." Chaucer. "The wily snake."

Milton.

This false, wily, doubling disposition of mind. South.

Syn. -- Cunning; artful; sly; crafty. See Cunning.

 

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