词汇 | guileful |
释义 | guileful adjective uk /ˈɡaɪl.fʊl/ us /ˈɡaɪl.fʊl/ using cleverness in order to deceive someone or get what you want: We could see that John's guileful smile and flattering talk were a disguise, and that he was really looking for a way to take advantage of the situation. I don't think she is all that guileful; she'll be straightforward with you about her plans. Related word guile A guileful negotiator, he was able to talk the seller down from his asking price. Some people conduct themselves in strategic, guileful ways, looking out for their own best interests. Dishonest artificiality bad faith be rotten to the coreidiom bent cowboy dubiously false finagle fishy fly-by-night mendacious mendaciously misleading misleadingly perjured under false pretencesphrase underhand unreliability unreliable unscrupulous You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sly & devious |
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