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

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope