Guileful (Adjective)
Meaning
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The guileful tactics employed by the rival company nearly sabotaged our business deal.
- Her guileful smile led everyone to believe she was innocent of the crime, but the police suspected otherwise.
- With a guileful grin, the con artist talked the victim out of their life savings.
- The politician's guileful response to the scandal only fueled more public skepticism.
- The guileful strategy employed by the chess player caught his opponent off guard.