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guileful
guile·ful G0305100 (gīl′fəl)adj. Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning. guile′ful·ly adv.guile•ful (ˈgaɪl fəl) adj. insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily. [1300–50] guile′ful•ly, adv. guile′ful•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | guileful - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"crafty, foxy, knavish, sly, tricksy, wily, cunning, dodgy, tricky, slickartful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
guilefuladjective1. Deceitfully clever:artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, scheming, sharp, sly, tricky, wily.2. Marked by treachery or deceit:devious, disingenuous, duplicitous, indirect, lubricious, shifty, sneaky, underhand, underhanded.Translationsguile
guileThe use of deception or cunning in order to accomplish something.guileful Related to guileful: sneaky, knavishSynonyms for guilefuladj deceitfully cleverSynonyms- artful
- crafty
- cunning
- foxy
- scheming
- sharp
- sly
- tricky
- wily
adj marked by treachery or deceitSynonyms- devious
- disingenuous
- duplicitous
- indirect
- lubricious
- shifty
- sneaky
- underhand
- underhanded
Synonyms for guilefuladj marked by skill in deceptionSynonyms- crafty
- foxy
- knavish
- sly
- tricksy
- wily
- cunning
- dodgy
- tricky
- slick
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