Guileful and Shady

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

Usage example: tried to fix the game with a guileful plot to sabotage the other team's bats, but the umpire caught them

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Shady and guileful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shady" instead an adjective "Guileful".

Nearby Words: guile, guileless, guilelessly

Shady adjective - Given to or marked by cheating and deception.

Usage example: a shady business deal

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Guileful and shady are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guileful" instead an adjective "Shady".

Nearby Words: shadow, shade, shaded, shading, shad

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