guileful
pronunciation
How to pronounce guileful in British English:
UK ['gaɪlfəl]
How to pronounce guileful in American English:
US ['gaɪlfəl]
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- Adjective:
- marked by skill in deception
Word Origin
- guileful (adj.)
- c. 1300, from guile + -ful. Nowadays only in poems and dictionaries. Related: Guilefully; guilefulness.
Example
- 1. There is a guileful snake in the grass .
- 2. Historians of classical antiquity considered fabius the paragon of guileful , patient military statecraft . Polybius , a greek historian of roman imperialism , tells the tale expertly .
- 3. The guileful and resilient person enjoys sports that test their mettle and require strategy and endurance .