GUILEFUL
\ɡˈa͡ɪlfə͡l], \ɡˈaɪlfəl], \ɡ_ˈaɪ_l_f_əl]\
Definitions of GUILEFUL
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- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Wily, insidious, mischievously artful; treacherous, secretly mischievous.
By Thomas Sheridan
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