(n.) A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement.
(v. t.) To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.
(v. t.) To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly.
Example Sentences:
(1) Colin Wiles is an independent housing consultant Interested in housing?
(2) It may be this that compels her to view every man she meets as an opportunity to test whether her wiles are still in full working order, probably unconsciously and probably even if they happen to be the partners of her female friends.
(3) Finance minister John Swinney told Good Morning Scotland he still hoped for a breakthrough at "this very, very, very late stage in the process", saying: Everybody is agreed that this plant has a strong future with the necessary investment and that is why the Scottish Government is wiling to be a player in that.
(4) Extracted from Our People by Iain Banks, from Generation Palestine: Voices from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, edited by Rich Wiles, published by Pluto Press.
(5) But it does explain what might otherwise seem puzzling, that the many Evangelicals among them are perfectly wiling to overlook every transgression in Trump’s past and every crudeness and cruelty in his present conduct, and also to forgive in anticipation whatever future sin might be entailed in breaking up immigrant families or fomenting conflict abroad.
(6) We also do this with actors, comedians and musicians, because we are wiling to accept the “bad boy” persona as part of the act.
(7) After an arduous journey, usually through Thailand and the jungles of Malaysia and Indonesia, they may end up in Puncak wiling away the time, bemoaning the UNHCR and listless days, playing soccer, and swapping stories of ingenious detention escapes.
(8) In their dreams (and in their long lunches with accountants and investors) the people farmers spin a trance-like spiel about a huge cohort of baby boomers soon to reach retirement, empty nesters without responsibilities, eager to wile away their twilight years in glorious consumption, placidly awaiting the dying of the light.
(9) When Warner had 89, Prior missed a second stumping off Swann, who used all his wiles to try to keep things in check, and was a strong contributing factor to Alastair Cook missing a catch, offered by the left-hander Rogers, wide to his right hand at first slip, that a confident keeper would have taken.
(10) Bayer Leverkusen beat Leicester City in race to sign Charles Aránguiz Read more Wolfsburg have so far insisted that they are not interested in selling a player signed last January from Chelsea for £18m, although it is understood that they would be wiling to do business at around £50m.
(11) His skill, wile and connections were insufficient, however, to allow him to survive indefinitely.
(12) "I don't blame the media and the Labour front bench for talking about U-turns but actually if more ministers were wiling to put forward proposals and then alter them in the light of evidence that came forth we'd actually have better government."
(13) Tripoli is an exception to this rule because the Lebanese disease of neglect of more distant regions has left the city captive to the wiles of radical Sunni groups and jihadists.
(14) The size and the extent of foliation of the chimeric cerebella were intermediate between wile-type and homozygous Staggerer.
(15) Wile pressor and reflex bradycardic responses to angiotensin II were not altered by prazosin, reflex tachycardia produced produced by histamine and acetylcholine were significantly attenuated by prazosin.
(16) Clegg will leave Brighton aware that his apology on tuition fees has not led to an immediate lift in his poll standing, but aware that most senior figures are wiling him to take the party into the next election, and broadly happy with his positioning of the party at the centre of the political spectrum.
(17) One depicted him as the Road Runner, Bartra the Wile E Coyote trailing in his wake.
(18) Charities are especially vulnerable – perhaps more so than businesses – to the wiles and charms of the next celebrity savior.
(19) One patient had a spontaneous remission during pregnancy wile taking propranolol.
(20) Stiviano's court filing rejected the idea that her “feminine wiles … overpowered the iron will of Donald T Sterling who is well known as one of the most shrewd businessmen in the world”.
Wily
Definition:
(superl.) Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle.
Example Sentences:
(1) They could go out and trade for a pitcher such as the New York Mets’ Bartolo Colón , an obvious choice despite his 41 years, but he would come with an $11m price tag for next season and have to pass through the waiver wires process first – considering the wily mood Billy Beane is in this year, the A’s could be the team that blocks such a move.
(2) A wily character, he initially refused, saying the deadline was impossible.
(3) Noted for his Savile Row suits and languid charm, he was nevertheless a tough and wily reporter in the field, using his wits to escape death on more than one occasion.
(4) The News of the World said it was £750,000 ("Wily Vanessa teamed up with PR to the stars Max Clifford and the pound signs began rolling in her eyes," its reporter claimed).
(5) on Saturday the Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oakeshott summed up the feelings of many in the party when he suggested that the "wily" Tories had deliberately used their coalition partners as shields to deflect public anger.
(6) Scotland shows how that can give an illusion of success which will evaporate at the moment of choice, especially when up against a wily and ruthless incumbent.
(7) The wily Brazilian, managing in a record sixth World Cup, said he would make "one, maybe two" changes to the starting line‑up.
(8) Wily and smart, she is more than a match for the suitors who attempt to claim her in his absence; and she is no pushover, either, when Odysseus finally turns up.
(9) Opinion polls in recent months have repeatedly shown that Tsvangirai's popularity has been hurt by divisions within the opposition and his own scandalous love-life , putting him and Mugabe neck-and-neck, with the wily president even edging in front on occasion.
(10) Harradine was a wily negotiator and kept Howard guessing on his support for the goods and services tax.
(11) Team spirit might be an ethereal quality that is difficult to quantify on scoreboards and league tables but Karanka has given confidence to the players he inherited, been a wily transfer dealer, particularly this season with the loan signings of the strikers Patrick Bamford and Jelle Vossen, and brought through young home-grown players from the club’s academy, such as Ben Gibson and Adam Reach, who are now integral members of the squad.
(12) But out of nothing, Frank Farina's men were awarded a penalty just before half-time won by the wily Del Piero.
(13) Guns, gates and guards can only provide so much protection against a wily, creative adversary who is willing to risk oblivion.
(14) The wily old tease may have been mugging for the studio audience, lapping up the howls of disappointment that no doubt followed such a statement.
(15) A blizzard of visual sexual signifiers – fake nails, big hair, Dita Von Teese figure balanced on impossibly high stilts – and her "Jessica Rabbit sex appeal" (again, self-proclaimed) belies a wily business brain.
(16) Wily Ukraine national coach Oleg Blokhin also tasted victory in court after he was forced to resign from the position because of his other job, as a Ukrainian MP.
(17) He flew to Brazil hoping to bring him back, but he had underestimated the wily Biggs whose girlfriend, Raimunda, announced that she was expecting his child.
(18) Wily David Carney chalked one up for the nay-saying ageists by outfoxing youngster Thomas Deng to execute a superb run and finish, one which was harder than it may have seemed.
(19) After Cantor fell, McCarthy showed himself a wily tactician, coming fast out of the block and letting it be known he was the heir apparent with the necessary votes, all but sealing the majority leader race within 48 hours.
(20) So, when browsing, an open mind is far more effective than knowing exactly what you want – eBay works topically, so avoid anything worn by Kate Middleton and all high-street capsule collections, eg last week's Versace line for H&M, which wily types bought en masse and are currently reselling at marked-up prices.