Cunning Vocabulary

adverb in a cunning or deceitful manner

• She guilefully manipulated the data to support her argument.
• He guilefully convinced his friends to cover for him.
• She guilefully finessed her way out of trouble.
• The politician guilefully danced around the tough questions during the interview.

adjective sly or cunning, often in a deceitful way

• The wily politician was able to manipulate the situation to his advantage.
• She's a wily one, always finding a way to get what she wants.
• That wily fox managed to steal the chicken from right under the farmer's nose.
• His wily tactics in business earned him the nickname 'the fox'.