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Noun wiliness has 1 sense
  1. craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
    --1 is a kind of shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness

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Wiliness

Definition: The quality or state of being wilful or crafty; characterized by cunning and deceitfulness.

Examples:

  • Her wiliness allowed her to manipulate others without them suspecting a thing.
  • The detective admired the criminal's wiliness in evading capture.
  • The salesperson's wiliness convinced the hesitant customer to make a purchase.

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