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PRONUNCIATION OF WILEFUL

wileful  [ˈwaɪlfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILEFUL

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

WHAT DOES WILEFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wileful in the English dictionary

The definition of wileful in the dictionary is full of trickery, deceitful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILEFUL


baleful
ˈbeɪlfʊl
bowlful
ˈbəʊlfʊl
doleful
ˈdəʊlfʊl
guileful
ˈɡaɪlfʊl
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
wilful
ˈwɪlfʊl
willful
ˈwɪlfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILEFUL

wildlife
wildlife park
wildlife photographer
wildlife programme
wildlife sanctuary
wildling
wildly
wildness
wilds
wildwood
wile
Wilfrid
wilful
wilfully
wilfulness
wilga

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILEFUL

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

Synonyms and antonyms of wileful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wileful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILEFUL

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The translations of wileful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wileful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

wileful
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wileful
570 millions of speakers

English

wileful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wileful
380 millions of speakers
ar

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wileful
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

wileful
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wileful
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছলনাময়
260 millions of speakers

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wileful
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sia-sia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wileful
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

wileful
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wileful
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wileful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

wileful
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wileful
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

wileful
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wileful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wileful
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

wileful
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wileful
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

wileful
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wileful
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wileful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wileful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wileful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILEFUL»

The term «wileful» is used very little and occupies the 156.334 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILEFUL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILEFUL»

Discover the use of wileful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wileful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The growth of the Idylls of the King
These pages describe Vivien's relations to the graceless Mark, her entry into Arthur's court, her sowing of one ill hint from ear to ear, and her " attempt" upon " the blameless King." In the '57 copy we find (p. 90), At Merlin's feet the wileful Nimue ...
Richard Jones, 1894
2
The Edinburgh review
A storm was coming, but the winds were still, And in the wild woods of Broceliande, Before an oak so hollow, huge and old It look'd a tower of ruin'd masonwork, At Merlin's feet the wileful Vivien lay.' Vivien, having failed to obtain any ...
Sydney Smith, 1859
3
Valerian, a narrative poem: intended, in part, to describe ...
'Mongst these was Palladon, a wileful priest, Hoary in years and versed in deeds of blood; Beneath the sacred mantle he concealed A cruel, plotting, ever-restless soul, 70 75 80 Which laughed at woe, which mocked the tear that flowed.
John Blair LINN, Charles Brockden Brown, 1805
4
Studies
What ! give up fame and use As Merlin did to wileful Vivian In that new poem I read you yesterday ; Corrupting all the future has of bliss To anguish ; like a ghost to come and go Where all was mine ? Or shall I hide my heart, And whisper to ...
John Aylmer Dorgan, 1862
5
A New Manual of Devotions ... The twenty-fourth edition, ...
Have I feared Man more than God, by committimg Sin, to avoid Disgrace or'any temporal Evil? ' ' ct ' Have I presumptuoufly hoped for Salva'tion, whilst I continued to live in the wileful Commission of oneor more Sins? , Have I not been so ...
‎1810
6
The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 ...
125: continuance] continuance of Chedworth conj. 143: the other forth]the other, forth Hanmer.the first Seymour conj. him forthLloyd conj. 146: wilful] witless Warburton. wileful Becket conj. wasteful Collier MS. wilful youth] prodigal Lansdowne ...
William Shakespeare, 2014
7
Valerian, a narrative poem: intended, in part, to describe, ...
'Mongst these was Palladon, a wileful priest, Hoary in years and versed in deeds of blood ; Beneath the sacred mantle he concealed 80 A cruel, plotting, ever- restless soul, Which laughed at woe, which mocked the tear that flowed. His eye  ...
John Blair Linn, Charles Brockden Brown, 1805
8
The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review
... at this change of religion, was by no means universal. Palladon, who is pourtrayed as * A wileful priest, Hoary in vears, and versed in deeds of blood,' is determined to avenge the subverted altars of his country, by taking the life of Valerian.
‎1807
9
Dublin University magazine: a literary and political journal
... Pied flowers are springing on the strand ; My mother, she, too, Shall weave thee dresses gay and grand Of a gold-bright hue." (The Son.) "List! father, list! — the Alder-King's Words creep on mine ear — He whispers me such wileful things !
‎1836
10
LETTERS OF BARON BIELFIELD
... the stolen glance, or the look of attention and respect, which are sometimes given, and sometimes refused ; and all that wileful behaviour, which so well resembles a passion, and by which the fair ones so well know how sion, LETTER XXVI.
Mr. HOOPER, 1768

REFERENCE
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