Plain and Wily

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Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

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Wily is an antonym for plain.

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

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

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Plain is an antonym for wily.

Wily since Mega Man's weapon consists of... well, plain old leaves (technicly thin bits of metal which resemble leaves, but still just as effective against the heavily armored robots).

Source: Web Animation / Dorkly Originals
Wily is on top in both acts, the heroes dying out or just plain giving up.

Source: The Bad Guy Wins / Music
Proto Man sees Mega Man as this most of the time; defeating him in battle, stopping Wily's plan, and just being a plain goody-two-shoes.

Source: Western Animation / Mega Man

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