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GUILEFUL

\ɡˈa͡ɪlfə͡l], \ɡˈa‍ɪlfə‍l], \ɡ_ˈaɪ_l_f_əl]\

Definitions of GUILEFUL

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard 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"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Full of deceit or guile.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Wily, insidious, mischievously artful; treacherous, secretly mischievous.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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