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Meanings of guile in English
Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
Usage of guile in English
1
So he took the serpent for the workshop of his own guile.
2
There was no guile, no malevolence in the working of the city.
3
It was incapable of guile, and perhaps that gave him an advantage.
4
Blessed is the man in whose spirit there is no guile, Psal.
5
Between them they resolved to take the place by strategy and guile.
6
She says what she feels, without a shred of guile or cunning.
7
Jennifer studied her, trying to find any sign of guile or deceit.
8
Finding that he had it, he smiled with his peculiar oriental guile.
9
More and more angry, the brothers resolved to kill Lelsing by guile.
10
She'd learned enough from him to recognize his circumspection and his guile.
11
Macron has shown grit and guile, but can he go the distance?
12
So suspecting no guile they departed and troubled his household no more.
13
I remarked, seemingly without guile, although my ears tingled for the legend
14
It is also the one about the triumph of innocence over guile.
15
With guile he strove to be talkative about matters of no consequence.
16
I will love you with true heart, without malice and without guile.
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Translations for guile
Catalan
Guile through the time
Guile across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common