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guileful
guile·ful
/
ˈgaɪl
fəl
/
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[
gahyl
-f
uh
l
]
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adjective
insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English;
see
guile
,
-ful
Related forms
guile·ful·ly,
adverb
guile·ful·ness,
noun
un·guile·ful,
adjective
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guile
(ɡaɪl)
—
n
clever or crafty character or behaviour
[C18: from Old French
guile,
of Germanic origin; see
wile
]
'guileful
—
adj
'guilefully
—
adv
'guilefulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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