Wily, a. [Compar. Wilier; superl. Wiliest.]
Etymology: [From Wile.]
Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle. "Wily and wise." Chaucer. "The wily snake." Milton. This false, wily, doubling disposition of mind. South.
Syn. -- Cunning; artful; sly; crafty. See Cunning.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists wily only as an antonym, under candid.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given