Associations to the word «Guile»

Wiktionary

GUILE, noun. (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.

GUILE, noun. Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.

GUILE, verb. To deceive, to beguile

GUILE, noun. Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.

GUILE, noun. The quality of being crafty.

GUILE, noun. The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).

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