a. [ Compar. Wilier superl. Wiliest. ] [ From Wile. ] Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle. “Wily and wise.” Chaucer. “The wily snake.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
This false, wily, doubling disposition of mind. South. [ 1913 Webster ]