Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Full of wiles; trickish; deceitful.
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- adjective Full of
wiles ;deceitful .
Etymologies
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wile + -ful
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Examples
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We are informed that the enamoured Aldobrandino slept not a wink that night, but concocted a wileful scheme which he confided to his friend.
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