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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