Definition of Wily

sneaky and calculating

Examples of Wily in a sentence

The wily cartoon character was always thinking of ways to steal food.  🔊

As a wily con artist, Chris was able to take advantage of a large number of people.  🔊

The casino manager banned the wily gambler for counting cards.  🔊

Unfortunately the young chess player was no match for the wily man who had been playing the game for over thirty-five years.  🔊

The police tried to catch the wily suspect for several months.  🔊

As a wily hunter, Jim usually bagged the most kills on our hunting trips.  🔊

The wily prosecutor is a very calculating man who hates to lose a case.  🔊

Is anyone surprised the wily politician was involved in the prostitution scandal?  🔊

The wily mouse was able to easily remove the cheese from the trap.  🔊

To save his home from foreclosure, Richard came up with a wily plan to embezzle money from his company.  🔊

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