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wile
noun as in cunning
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Ninety percent of charges were for some form of child abuse, neglect or endangerment wile 86% of cases did not require prosecutors to find evidence of harm to the fetus.
The sleazy, scheming De Guiche has been using his power and manipulative wiles to trap Roxanne in a situation where she’ll have no choice but to receive him as her lover.
He also intimated that Ruth Belville used her feminine wiles to get custom.
England's scrum creaked, perhaps decisively, when the wisdom and wiles of Cole and Marler departed.
My concern is that it’s all too tempting to yield to such wiles in the name of saving time and minimizing effort.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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