To pronounce "wily", say WILY — one syllable, IPA /waɪ.li/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/waɪ.li/
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"wily" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with wryly and slyly, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: wiley — easy to mix up when writing.
adjective
“Horatio's new girlfriend is a wily coquette and poor Horatio is too smitten to see it.”
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"Wily" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "wily" is /waɪ.li/.
Wily: Sly, cunning, full of tricks
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