Circular and Wily

Circular

Circular adjective - Not straightforward or direct.

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

Wily

Wily adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Usage example: a wily judge of character, she takes advantage of car buyers' insecurities to sell them a bigger machine than they really need

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

Mutual synonyms

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