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# wily

adjective (wilier, wiliest)

«wily» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Wily means clever at tricking people to get what you want. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wily/#m1)

### In the lessons

describes a sly character such as a fox or a trickster in stories

### Examples

- The wily fox tricked the hens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wily/#x1)
- A wily rogue hid the gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wily/#x2)
- The wily wizard had a plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wily/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

describes a sly character such as a fox or a trickster in stories

### Examples

- He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong. (Writings JOB.5.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wily/#x1)
- And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart. (Writings PRO.7.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wily/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wily.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «wily» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wily» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/wily.html) on Mova free.