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PRONUNCIATION OF GUILEFUL

guileful  [ˈɡaɪlfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUILEFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Guileful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GUILEFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of guileful in the English dictionary

The definition of guileful in the dictionary is full of guile; deceitful or cunning.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUILEFUL


baleful
ˈbeɪlfʊl
bowlful
ˈbəʊlfʊl
doleful
ˈdəʊlfʊl
pailful
ˈpeɪlfʊl
shovelful
ˈʃʌvlfʊl
skilful
ˈskɪlfʊl
skillful
ˈskɪlfʊl
smileful
ˈsmaɪlfʊl
soulful
ˈsəʊlfʊl
spoilful
ˈspɔɪlfʊl
taleful
ˈteɪlfʊl
toilful
ˈtɔɪlfʊl
unskilful
ʌnˈskɪlfʊl
unskillful
ʌnˈskɪlfʊl
unwilful
ʌnˈwɪlfʊl
vialful
ˈvaɪlfʊl
wailful
ˈweɪlfʊl
wileful
ˈwaɪlfʊl
wilful
ˈwɪlfʊl
willful
ˈwɪlfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUILEFUL

guilder
Guildford
guildhall
guildry
guildship
guildsman
guildsmen
guildswoman
guildswomen
guile
guilefully
guilefulness
guileless
guilelessly
guilelessness
guiler
Guilin
Guillaume de Lorris
Guillem
guillemet

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUILEFUL

bottleful
careful
fateful
forceful
graceful
grateful
hateful
hopeful
kettleful
ladleful
peaceful
purposeful
resourceful
scuttleful
shameful
tableful
tasteful
thimbleful
useful
wasteful

Synonyms and antonyms of guileful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GUILEFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «guileful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of guileful

Translation of «guileful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUILEFUL

Find out the translation of guileful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of guileful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «guileful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诡计多端
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guileful
570 millions of speakers

English

guileful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

guileful
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ماكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коварен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guileful
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধড়িবাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rusé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersalah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

arglistig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

陰険な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교활한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Guileful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mưu mẹo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏமாற்றும் திறனுடையர்களாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कपटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hilekâr
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guileful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chytry
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підступний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viclean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δόλιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skurk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

guileful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

guileful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of guileful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUILEFUL»

The term «guileful» is normally little used and occupies the 119.603 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUILEFUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «guileful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «guileful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about guileful

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUILEFUL»

Discover the use of guileful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to guileful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The United Presbyterian magazine
It is enough if hebe,first,guileful in his heart — guileful asa merchant,in imposing on a fellow-merchant or customer ; ay, even as a buyer, either depreciating the man's goods, and telling you he can get a better bargain elsewhere ; guileful as a  ...
‎1880
2
The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
We may, with more succelsful hope, resolve so wage by force or guii? eternal ivir. Milton. Nor thou hi» malice and false guile contemn : i-jhtile he needo ir.ult be who could seduce iru-els. Milton's Paradise Loll. GUILEFUL, aii. [guile and /*//.] i.
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
3
A Loyal Address to the People of England; on That Guileful, ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
John Warner, 2010
4
The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt: The history of the world
For in the latter, God, forsaking his own privilege, commandetl), that the guileful murderer be drawn by force from the protection of his altar. d Neither is every guileful murder performed by the sword, nor by overt violence ; but there is a guileful ...
Sir Walter Raleigh, William Oldys, Thomas Birch, 1829
5
London encyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of science, ...
Id. The way not to be inveigled by them that arc so guileful through skill, is thoroughly to be instructed in that which maketh skilful against guile. Hooker. I trained thy brethren to that guileful hole. Where the dead corps of Bassianus lay. Without ...
Thomas Tegg, 1829
6
The history of the world
4 Neither is every guileful murder performed by the sword, nor by overt violence; but there is a guileful murder also by poisoning, and by the pen, or by practice. For such distinction is found between coming presumptuously upon a man °t0 slay ...
Sir Walter Raleigh, William Oldys, Thomas Birch, 1829
7
The works of Sir Walter Ralegh, kt., now first collected, to ...
For in the latter, God, forsaking his own privilege, commandeth, that the guileful murderer be drawn by force from the protection of his altar. d Neither is every guileful murder performed by the sword, nor by overt violence ; but there is a guileful ...
Sir Walter Raleigh, William Oldys, Thomas Birch, 1829
8
The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
Id. The way not to be inveigled by them that are so guileful through skill, is thoroughly to be instructed in tbat which maketh skilful against guile. Hooker. I trained thy brethren to that guileful hole, Where the dead corps of Bassianus lay.
Thomas Curtis, 1829
9
The works of sir Walter Ralegh
For in the latter, God, forsaking his own privilege, commandeth, that the guileful murderer be drawn by force from the protection of his altar. d Neither is every guileful murder performed by the sword, nor by overt violence ; but there is a guileful ...
Walter Raleigh, 1829
10
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New & Original Work of ...
Merchant of Venice. L L gufle'-ful, *gile-ful, "guyle-full, *gyle fill, a. [Eng. guilt; -Jul(l )A Wily, crafty, deceitful, treacherous ; full of guile or craft. "To whom the guileful tempter thus replied." Milton: P.L., ix. MT. • gufle -ful ly, 'gaB-ful l, ♢gyle-ful-li, adv.
‎1884

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUILEFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term guileful is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Is Colombia Getting Played by the FARC?
But, in this, his enemy is not the guileful FARC, but time. After more than two years of talks, he has yet to convince the Colombian people that ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
2
It's not pitch-doctoring, but Mitch-factoring
Four days hence, after Australian batsmen meekly succumbed to England's more efficient and guileful bowling attack, the cries grew louder and ... «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
3
The raging conflict
Logic and reason seem to be irremediably drowning in the guileful sermons of the pulpit, fully backed by the frenzied roars of those rooted in ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
4
Wheater's best too much for Surrey
Crane picked up an important second wicket with a guileful leg break which beat the outside of Solanki's bat before Wheater simply stumped ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
5
News Analysis: Abe's possible personal war anniversary statement …
Imori said that calls from Murayama to adhere to previous war statements have fallen on deaf ears and the guileful prime minister is, in keeping ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
6
Garrick Vote: You Poor Men
Here is what I think it says: You suffer from snobbery and latent misogyny, which you are guilty and guileful enough to try and disguise by ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
7
With respect to Cuba: Is Obama Guileful, Duped or a Dim Bulb?
On July 1, President Barack Obama formally announced that the United States and Cuba have agreed to open embassies in each other's ... «Mexidata.info, Jul 15»
8
A tail from down under
Be it with Johnson's short ball intimidation, Ryan Harris' pace and control, Starc's highly potent yorkers or even Lyon's guileful loopy off spin. «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
9
Here's what the new Sydney exhibition by one of the world's greatest …
The question remains as to whether this kind of re-performance artwork is a sincere act or an act of guileful opportunism or even an illegitimate ... «Business Insider Australia, Jun 15»
10
England vs New Zealand Twenty20 betting preview with bet365 …
The guileful attacking game-plan which England fans witnessed last weekend – a playing style spearheaded by Eoin Morgan – might have just ... «AllSportsNews, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Guileful [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/guileful>. May 2024 ».
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