Meanings
comparative more guilesome · superlative most guilesome
- 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 2091 more example
Endless stories about classes, exams, and campus events complemented the everflowing jug of guilesome gossip.
2002, Rajeev Prasad, Reinkarmation, page 263
Origin
- Middle Englishgilesum
- Englishguilesome
From Middle English gilesum, equivalent to guile + -some.
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