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Wiliness

Wiliness \Wi"li*ness\, n. The quality or state of being wily; craftiness; cunning; guile.

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wiliness

n. deceitful cleverness or shrewdness

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wiliness

n. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception [syn: craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness]

Usage examples of "wiliness".

The three women, mother, aunt, and Mariotte, shared in the tender feminine wiliness, which taught them to make much of Calyste when he dined at home.