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 guile guile /ˈgaɪl/

noun

  1. The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)  ( chicane , chicanery , guile , shenanigan , trickery , wile )
    the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  2. The quality of being crafty  ( craftiness , deceitfulness , guile )
    the quality of being crafty
  3. Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception  ( craft , craftiness , cunning , foxiness , guile , slyness , wiliness )
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception