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wily

/ˈwaɪli/adjective

उच्चारण वाइली

चालाक, धूर्त, मक्कार

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adjectivewilier, wiliest
  1. 1

    clever at getting what you want, and willing to trick people

    चालाक, धूर्त, मक्कार

    • The wily fox tricked the crow into dropping the piece of cheese.
    • a wily old politician

    Synonyms cunning crafty sly shrewd artful

    Opposite naive ingenuous artless guileless

◇Word family
wile nounwiliness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

cunning crafty sly shrewd artful

Antonyms

naive ingenuous artless guileless

?Which word?

Do not confuse wily (clever and cunning) and willy-nilly (whether you want it or not, or in a careless way).

Wily (चालाक और धूर्त) और willy-nilly (चाहे या न चाहे, या बेतरतीब ढंग से) में भ्रमित न हों।