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The definition of guile is slyness shown in a charming way.

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An example of guile is when you distract your friend from the fact that you are half hour late to a meeting by immediately turning on the charm and launching into a fascinating story.

See guile in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

slyness and cunning in dealing with others

Origin: ME gile < OFr guile < Frank *wigila, guile, akin to OE wigle: see wile

See guile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.
Obsolete A trick or stratagem.

transitive verb guiled, guil·ing, guiles
Archaic

To beguile; deceive.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , of Germanic origin

Origin: ; akin to Old English wigle, divination, sorcery

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