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Wily vs Knavish - What's the difference?

wily | knavish | Related terms |

Wily is a related term of knavish.


As adjectives the difference between wily and knavish

is that wily is sly, cunning, full of tricks while knavish is having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.

wily

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • sly, cunning, full of tricks
    • Horatio's new girlfriend is a wily coquette and poor Horatio is too smitten to see it.

    Synonyms

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    knavish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent