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guile⋅ful

[gahyl-fuhl]
–adjective
insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.

Origin:
1300–50; ME; see guile, -ful


guile⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
guile⋅ful⋅ness, noun
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guile·ful   (gīl'fəl)   
adj.  Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.
guile'ful·ly adv., guile'ful·ness n.
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