wiliness

wili·ness

a wily quality or condition

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural wilinesses)

deceitful cleverness or shrewdness

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Craft and wiliness are the qualities most generally attributed to her, coupled with the cynical praise that "in temporal matters she was very lucky."

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