Associations to the word «Wily»

Wiktionary

WILY, adjective. Sly, cunning, full of tricks
WILY BEGUILIES, noun. Plural of wily beguily
WILY BEGUILY, noun. (obsolete) Someone who is caught by their own trickery; a person that becomes trapped by their own craftiness.
WILY BEGUILY, noun. (obsolete) A cunning trick, something wily, trickery.

Dictionary definition

WILY, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca