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overwily

overwily adjective: excessively wily.

Adjective

overwily (comparative more overwily, superlative most overwily)

  1. Excessively wily.

Forms of overwily

comparativemore overwily
superlativemost overwily

Origin of overwily

From over- + wily.

Questions about overwily

What does overwily mean?
Overwily means excessively wily.
What part of speech is overwily?
Overwily is an adjective.

Words near overwily in the dictionary

  1. overwidth
  2. overwield
  3. overwild
  4. overwilling
  5. overwillingly
  6. overwily
  7. overwin
  8. overwind
  9. overwinded
  10. overwinding
  11. overwindings

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