Definition of 'guile'

Noun

1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
      Synonyms: craft craftiness cunning foxiness slyness wiliness
2. the quality of being crafty
      Synonyms: craftiness deceitfulness
3. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
      Synonyms: trickery chicanery chicane wile shenanigan

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