guilefully
- adverb
- /ˈɡaɪl.fəl.i/
:
astutamente
- The salesman spoke guilefully, using charm to win over the reluctant customers.
Examples
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Perked up by the obligation to be hospitable, Clayton spun tales of history and legend in his inventive, sometimes guilefully misleading English.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Guilefully renaming it, Punch takes and plays the fiddle on Scaramouch's head, but in such a way that it looks as if the stick, rather than Punch, has aimed the blow.
Academic text (1995) -
She guilefully manipulated the competition into making mistakes during the contest.
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With a guilefully crafted story, he convinced everyone to trust his intentions.
Synonyms
8
6.1
In a secret, clever way so others do not notice
5
6.5
In a clever and dishonest way to trick people
5
6.7
In a clever way to trick or deceive someone
2
4.9
In a secret way so other people do not notice
2
7.6
In a dishonest or not direct way to get what you want
1
6.5
To use clever tricks to get what you want without telling the truth
1
7.6
To break someone's trust by betraying them
1
6.3
In a way that tries to trick someone
1
7.7
In a way that seems true but is not
1
9.9
In a way that says things that are not true
In a clever, slightly tricky way to get a result
Someone behaves in a dishonest, clever way to trick others
In a clever way that tries to fool someone
In a secret, dishonest way to get an unfair advantage
In a secret or clever way to make other people do what you want
In a dishonest way that betrays trust
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word guilefully comes from guile, which means 'trick' or 'deceit'. So to act guilefully is to use clever tricks or sly planning to get what you want.