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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Wily

/wīl'-ē/ · Wil·y · IPA /ˈwaɪ.li/
01 a. Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle.
  1. 1.
    Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle.
    “This false, wily, doubling disposition of mind.” — South.
Syn. Cunning; artful; sly; crafty. See Cunning.