Able and Wily

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Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

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Wily and able are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wily" instead an adjective "Able".

Nearby Word: ability

Wily adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

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Able and wily are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Able" instead an adjective "Wily".

Wily is able to attempt one plan after another and why/how he chooses his Robot Master Of The Week.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Mega Man
He was quite wily and despite the best efforts of his superiors, was able to evade murder containment by even their best men.

Source: Expendable Clone
He dresses like Proto Man (easily the coolest Mega Man character), he's able to beat the main cast in combat and able to out-program Dr. Wily.

Source: Parody Sue

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