guilesome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by guile or deceit; deceitful.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectiveguilesome (comparative more guilesome, superlative most guilesome)

comparative more guilesome · superlative most guilesome

  1. Characterised or marked by guile or deceit; deceitful.

    Of friends was fulfilled; naught there that was guilesome […]

    1966, William Morris, Collected Works, volume 10, page 209
    1 more example

    Endless stories about classes, exams, and campus events complemented the everflowing jug of guilesome gossip.

    2002, Rajeev Prasad, Reinkarmation, page 263

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgilesum
  2. Englishguilesome

From Middle English gilesum, equivalent to guile + -some.

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APA

guilesome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guilesome

MLA

“guilesome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guilesome. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guilesome,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guilesome.

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