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Wily

/wˈaɪli/
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(adj) Sly, cunning, full of tricks.

I know him, a wily, cheeky lad.
Tom is a very wily person.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ fox managed to escape from the hunters by hiding in a narrow and very dark hole in the woods today.

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