Wily - Английское значение и перевод слова Wily на Русский язык

adjective

Clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way.

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Her artful wiles

adjective

Intelligent and skillful, esp. in persuading, sometimes without being completely honest

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His politics was an artful blend of high-minded patriotism and malicious gossip about his opponents…

adjective

Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.

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An astute businessman

adjective

Quick to see how to use a situation to your advantage

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He was politically astute, and was soon appointed to a number of powerful committees in congress.

adjective

Acting in a scheming and ruthlessly determined way.

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He was a coolly calculating, ruthless man

verb

Determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically.

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The program can calculate the number of words that will fit in the space available

adjective

Using other people or situations as a way to get something you want, esp. in a selfish or secret way

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The letter reveals a very calculating young man who had always sought a career in politics.

adjective

Having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

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Canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal

adjective

Intelligent and careful

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He is a canny investor.

adjective

Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.

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She was an extremely clever and studious young woman

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Having or showing a quick intelligence in doing something or in persuading people to do something

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It was certainly a clever ad and got a lot of attention., did you notice how she cleverly avoided a…

adjective

Clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.

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A crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison

adjective

Skillful in argument but likely to be dishonest

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A crafty lawyer

adjective

Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

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A cunning look came into his eyes

noun

Skill in achieving one's ends by deceit.

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A statesman to whom cunning had come as second nature

adjective

Skillful in planning and ready to deceive people in order to get what you want

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A cunning scheme, they made their way safely back through enemy territory by stealth and cunning.

adjective

Guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.

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A deceitful politician

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Marked by deliberate deceptiveness

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Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading.

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He put the question with deceptive casualness

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Making you believe something that is not true

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It's deceptive - from the outside the building looks small, but inside it's very big.

adjective

Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals.

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He's as devious as a politician needs to be

adjective

Using indirect ways to get what you want, esp. without showing your real purpose

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Devious methods, they went by a devious route.

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Using indirect ways to get what you want, especially without showing your real purpose

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Officials called the company 'devious and underhand'., management seems to have acted deviously and…

adjective

Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way.

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He was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family

adjective

Not honest

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He’s been dishonest with us, and i’ll never trust him again.

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Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

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He was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical

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Slightly dishonest; not speaking the complete truth

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A disingenuous compliment

adjective

Having or showing sly or cunning intelligence.

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A supremely guileful and deceptive politician

adjective

Using cleverness in order to deceive someone or get what you want

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We could see that john's guileful smile and flattering talk were a disguise, and that he was really…

adjective

Cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics.

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A whole range of outrageous machiavellian manoeuvres

noun

A person who schemes in a machiavellian way.

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As sartre admitted in his eulogy, ‘he reaffirmed the existence of moral fact within the heart of ou…

adjective

Using clever but often dishonest methods that deceive people so that you can win power or control

adjective

Given to or involved in making secret and underhand plans.

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They had mean, scheming little minds

noun

The activity or practice of making secret and underhand plans.

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His own colleagues accused him of scheming

verb

Make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

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Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

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The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

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Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

adjective

Having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute.

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She was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture

adjective

Able to judge a situation accurately and turn it to your own advantage

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He’s a very shrewd businessman., barbara made some shrewd investments.

adjective

Able to judge people and situations well and make good decisions

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My one big regret is about money - i wish i'd been more shrewd., simon is an extremely shrewd busin…

adjective

Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature.

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A sly, manipulative woman

adjective

Not letting others know true opinions or intentions, or dishonest

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She thought that by being sly, she could fool people., a cat can be a very sly animal., he winked s…

adjective

(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed.

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You look very smart

verb

(of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain.

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Her legs were scratched and smarting

noun

Sharp stinging pain.

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The smart of the recent cuts