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[ gahyl ] / gaɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR guile ON THESAURUS.COM
nouninsidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity. Origin of guile1175–1225; Middle English <Old French <Germanic; akin to wile SYNONYMS FOR guiletrickery, fraud, craft. SEE SYNONYMS FOR guile ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for guileSee duplicity. Words nearby guileguilds, guildship, guildsman, guild socialism, guildswoman, guile, guileful, guileless, Guilford, Guilin, Guillain-Barré syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for guileBut to say nothing of the innovative frame structure, what stands out here is the guile and agency of the female characters. This Week’s Hot Reads: June 3, 2013|Nicholas Mancusi, Jimmy So|June 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST "If that is the case, hats off to him for guile and deviousness," says Yossi Verter in Haaretz. Millions Of Israelis Missing Voting Cards|Matthew Kalman|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST They never refuse when you ask them up, and they are full of guile. Peck's Sunshine|George W. Peck And, taking my brush, I added a touch here and a touch there till there came into that face of sorrows a look of craft and guile. Ghetto Comedies|Israel Zangwill
But for her, she said that wise men would think that this was not done by guile. The Story of Grettir The Strong|Translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris The cardinal's smile had changed from one of benignity to one of guile. The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series|Rafael Sabatini A real expert in cozening, a master of guile, was wanted to exploit the opportunity to its limit. She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure
British Dictionary definitions for guile
nounclever or crafty character or behaviour Derived forms of guileguileful, adjectiveguilefully, adverbguilefulness, nounWord Origin for guileC18: from Old French guile, of Germanic origin; see wile Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to guiletrickery, chicanery, deception, duplicity, sellout, artfulness, ruse, treachery, deceit, craft, trickiness, artifice, craftiness, dishonesty, cunning, jive, dissimulation, wiliness, dirty pool, dirty work |