Craftier than before
Wilier is the comparative form of wily, meaning more cunning or crafty.
Someone wilier than their opponent has greater skill at deception or strategic maneuvering: The wilier negotiator walked away with the better deal.
Coyotes grow wilier with each encounter with humans.
More covert in manner
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Craftier than before
Wilier is the comparative form of wily, meaning more cunning or crafty.
Someone wilier than their opponent has greater skill at deception or strategic maneuvering: The wilier negotiator walked away with the better deal.
Coyotes grow wilier with each encounter with humans.
1. deceptive — sneakier, More covert in manner; trickier (More difficult to handle); shiftier (More deceitful in manner)
2. cunning — craftier, More sly and scheming; shrewder (More astute); slyer (More devious, comparative); cannier (More shrewdly careful); foxier
CUNNING/CRAFTINESSwilier ≠ simpler Less complex; duller
wiliest
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/wilier