guileful

[ UK /ɡˈa‍ɪlfə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. marked by skill in deception
    deep political machinations
    sly as a fox
    tricky Dick
    deep political machinations
    a slick evasive answer
    a wily old attorney
    a foxy scheme
    cunning men often pass for wise
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How To Use guileful In A Sentence

  • The reforms fade as he speaks of the dark designs of regional foes, while his guileful chief coalition partner, the burly, corruption-shadowed grand vizier, a rival for the political affection of the aristocracy, exploits long-simmering hatreds to push for a broad range of curbs on democratic freedoms. Bradley Burston: In Israel, the revolution has already begun
  • It was an ice cream float gone guileful, a schoolmarm with a swagger.
  • Any Empire, and particularly this guileful post-modern ruling-elite corporate/financial Empire which controls our country behind the facade of its two-party 'Vichy' sham of democracy, is entirely focused on unjustified hierarchy, inequality, and absolute power over the political-economics of a society --- and the world, if they can keep getting away with it. OpEdNews - Diary: Alfred P. Sloan's Monetization of ���Democracy'
  • She was awake to his guileful arts, and sailed along with him, hailing his phrases, if he shot a good one; prankishly exposing a flexible nature, that took its holiday thus in a grinding world, among maskers, to the horrification of the prim. One of Our Conquerors — Complete
  • First, the Chamber of Commerce is really not the nice little local volunteer organization of pro-small business chambers that most people think it is, but rather covertly functions as a guileful “Chamber of EMPIRE”. Think Progress » Kudlow: ‘The Chamber Of Commerce Is A Very Negative Force,’ ‘Absolutely Negative And Absolutely Wrong’
  • And Jamie was no Seamus---he wouldn't be able to withstand the renewed offers, the guileful entreaties. SCANDAL'S BRIDE
  • Being cruel, guileful and unscrupulous, the terrorist committed all manners of crimes including murder and arson.
  • Would the guileful Sri Lankan bowler? the greatest Asian sportsman of all time, perhaps? cap his final game by dismissing an unprecedented, still almost unbelievable, 800th test match victim? Muttiah Muralitharan: a real sporting king in a world of unworthy princes
  • Arthur started, looked slightly surprised, and then, seconds later, almost guileful, `Me? BEHINDLINGS
  • Being cruel, guileful and unscrupulous, the terrorist committed all manners of crimes including murder and arson.
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