wileful

Meanings

• adjective

  Cunning, sly, or deceitful in behavior.

  - "His wileful behavior got him into trouble."
  - "She outsmarted her opponent with her wileful tactics."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with wileful
smile , file , exile , pile , trial , guile , vile , hile , wile,mile , pile , exile , compose , poise , joys , noise , choir , spar , mar , star , bar , jar

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Homophones

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1. wile (en) : A plan or trick to achieve a goal
   

2. while (en) : During the time that (something is happening or continues)
   

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Variants

List of all variants of wileful that leads to same result
wilful , willful , willfully , willfulness , willfulnesses

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'full of wiles' or 'clever' in Old English.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'wileful' comes from the Old English word 'wil' meaning 'will' or 'desire'.

2. The term 'wile' was once used to describe a plan or trick to achieve a goal, similar to the modern usage of the term 'stratagem'.

3. In Old English, 'wileful' was used to describe someone who was full of wiles or cleverness, rather than someone who was deceitful or cunning.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cleverness: The ability to think and act in a resourceful and inventive manner.

2. Cunning: The ability to manipulate people or situations to achieve one's goals.

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Culture

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Wileful has been used extensively in literature, particularly in works that feature cunning characters or plots, such as Shakespeare's Macbeth and Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. It is also a common descriptor for animals, particularly foxes, which are known for their wileful behavior.

How to Memorize "wileful"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a cunning fox or a sly character from a movie or book.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a clever person or animal.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Wileful is full of cunning wiles'.

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