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Meaning of "wily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WILY

wily  [ˈwaɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILY

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

WHAT DOES WILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wily

Wily is a text editor created by Gary Capell for Unix computer systems. It is based on Acme, the mouse-centric editing environment for the Plan 9 operating system. Wily is one of the few editors that supports mouse chording. Unlike Acme, it does not support mouse scrolls and its interface is black and white. Development and usage of Wily has been deprecated in favour of the port of Acme to Unix systems as part of Plan 9 from User Space.

Definition of wily in the English dictionary

The definition of wily in the dictionary is characterized by or proceeding from wiles; sly or crafty.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILY


docilely
ˈdəʊsaɪlɪ
drily
ˈdraɪlɪ
dryly
ˈdraɪlɪ
ductilely
ˈdʌktaɪlɪ
highly
ˈhaɪlɪ
kiley
ˈkaɪlɪ
kylie
ˈkaɪlɪ
nighly
ˈnaɪlɪ
overwily
ˌəʊvəˈwaɪlɪ
phyle
ˈfaɪlɪ
pily
ˈpaɪlɪ
Riley
ˈraɪlɪ
sedile
sɛˈdaɪlɪ
shily
ˈʃaɪlɪ
shyly
ˈʃaɪlɪ
slily
ˈslaɪlɪ
slyly
ˈslaɪlɪ
smiley
ˈsmaɪlɪ
stylie
ˈstaɪlɪ
wryly
ˈraɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILY

willy wagtail
willy-nilly
willy-willy
willyard
Wilmington
Wilno
Wilson
Wilson cloud chamber
Wilson´s petrel
Wilson´s snipe
Wilsonian
wilt
wilted
wiltja
Wilton
Wilton House
Wilts
Wiltshire
Wiltshire Horn
wimble

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILY

arbitrarily
bodily
daily
easily
family
happily
heavily
Holy Family
lily
luckily
momentarily
necessarily
oily
primarily
readily
Sicily
steadily
temporarily
unnecessarily
voluntarily

Synonyms and antonyms of wily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WILY»

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

Translation of «wily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILY

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

Translator English - Chinese

狡猾的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

astuto
570 millions of speakers

English

wily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चतुर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مراوغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коварный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esperto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কূটবুদ্ধি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rusé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersungguh-sungguh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

raffiniert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ずる賢い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

약삭빠른
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xảo quyệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தந்திரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खिन्नपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurnaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scaltro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przebiegły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підступний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viclean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανούργος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitgeslape
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snedig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILY»

The term «wily» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.173 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILY»

Discover the use of wily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Wily O'Reilly: Irish Country Stories
In this convenient volume, Patrick Taylor’s legions of devoted fans can savor the enchanting origins of the Irish Country series . . . and newcomers to Ballybucklebo can meet O’Reilly for the very first time.
Patrick Taylor, 2014
2
Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker
The book's appendixes provide an introduction to cryptography and a list of resources (also posted to the book's Web site) that readers can rely on for tracking further security developments.Armed with the authors' hard-won knowledge of how ...
William R. Cheswick, Steven M. Bellovin, Aviel D. Rubin, 2003
3
Wily Violets and Underground Orchids: Revelations of a Botanist
In this book, Peter Bernhardt takes us on a grand tour of the botanical realm, weaving engaging descriptions of the lovely shapes and intriguing habits of flowering plants with considerations of broader questions, such as why there are only ...
Peter Bernhardt, 2003
4
Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and other Wily ...
From the author's note that takes us back to McKissack's own childhood when she would listen to stories told on her front porch... to the captivating introductions to each tale, in which the storyteller introduces himself and sets the stage ...
Patricia McKissack, 2008
5
Wily Beguiled
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Baldwin Maxwell, 2010
6
Cross-Grained & Wily Waters: A Guide to the Piscataqua ...
This guide to one of the longest-settled and most enchanting estuaries in New England weds historical preservation to ecological stewardship.
W. Jeffrey Bolster, 2002
7
Reading Harry Potter: Critical Essays
14 Cinderfella: J. K. Rowling's Wily Web of Gender Ximena Gallardo-C. and C. Jason Smith J. K. Rowling's imaginary world abounds in glittering mystery, nail- biting suspense, and colorful images peppered by cute neologisms such as ...
Giselle Liza Anatol, 2003
8
A Wily Widow
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Henry Cresswell, 2011
9
Wily Monkeys: Social Intelligence of Tibetan Macaques
Originally written and published in Japanese, this translated book introduces the social relationships and behaviors of the Tibetan monkeys.
Hideshi Ogawa, 2006
10
Catching the Wily Sea-Trout
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
A Harris Cass, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Former Major League pitcher Wily Peralta on the mound for Biloxi …
Milwaukee Brewers righty Wily Peralta, rehabbing his strained left oblique with Biloxi, will make his second start for Shuckers while Mobile will send out RHP ... «gulflive.com, Jul 15»
2
GCC Upgrade For Ubuntu Linux 15.10 'Wily Werewolf' On The Horizon
“GCC 5 will be the default compiler for the wily release, and it's time to prepare the change of the default in wily, so that we don't have to do it during the next ... «FileHippo News, Jul 15»
3
Brewers: Wily Peralta begins rehab by facing 10 hitters in Beloit
The road back from a strained left oblique continues on Saturday for Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Wily Peralta, who started and faced 10 batters for the ... «Dairyland Express, Jul 15»
4
Brewers SP Wily Peralta throws bullpen session
Brewers starting pitcher Wily Peralta threw a bullpen session on Thursday as he continues to work his way back from an oblique injury, per MLB.com. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
5
Ubuntu Linux 15.10 'Wily Werewolf' Alpha 1 now available
Today, Canonical announces that the next version of Ubuntu -- 15.10 'Wily Werewolf' ... notes, Ubuntu developers are continuing to improve the Wily Werewolf. «BetaNews, Jun 15»
6
Brewers injury news: Wily Peralta behind schedule, Khris Davis ahead
Right-hander Wily Peralta is reportedly a bit behind the four-to-six-week recovery schedule as he tries to get back from a strained left oblique sustained on May ... «Dairyland Express, Jun 15»
7
Brewers move Wily Peralta to DL
Wily Peralta pitches as the training staff watch for a possible injury during the fourth inning Friday. Peralta has a strained oblique and will miss at least four weeks ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 15»
8
Here's An Insanely Catchy Mariachi Cover To Dr. Wily's Stage From …
One inspired musician set the theme music from Mega Man 2's Dr. Wily Stage to a mariachi beat, and the results and feet-stomping. After you listen to DaveYard ... «Game Informer, May 15»
9
Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) to Move to Linux Kernel 4.0 Soon
The Wily Werewolf kernel has already been rebased on the upstream Linux kernel 4.0.4, which is the latest stable version available on the kernel.org website at ... «Softpedia News, May 15»
10
Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) Release Schedule
Announced by Mark Shuttleworth on May 4, 2015, Ubuntu 15.10 (codename Wily Werewolf) will be released later this year on October 22, 2015, according to the ... «Softpedia News, May 15»

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