Deceitfully clever

• wily

  1. Full of wiles; cunning.

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• tricky

  1. Given to or characterized by trickery.
  2. Requiring caution or skill:

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• sharp

  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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• scheming

  1. given to forming schemes or plots; crafty, tricky, deceitful, etc.

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• guileful

  1. Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.

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• foxy

  1. Of or resembling a fox.
  2. Slyly clever; crafty:
  3. Having a reddish-brown color.

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• cunning

  1. Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
  2. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
  3. Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:

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• crafty

  1. Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception.
  2. Skillful; dexterous.

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• artful

  1. Exhibiting art or skill:
  2. Skillful in accomplishing a purpose, especially by the use of cunning or craft.
  3. Artificial.

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Trickily secret

• surreptitious

  1. Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means.

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• sneaky

  1. Furtive; surreptitious.

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• sneaking

  1. Acting in a stealthy, furtive way.
  2. Unavowed; secret.
  3. Gradually growing or persistent:

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• secretive

  1. Having a tendency to keep one's thoughts or activities unknown to others:
  2. Characterized by or done in secrecy:
  3. Suggestive of the keeping of secrets:

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• furtive

  1. Characterized by, acting with, or suggesting stealth or a desire to avoid discovery; surreptitious:

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Crafty

• shady

  1. Full of shade; shaded:
  2. Casting shade:
  3. Of dubious character, morality, or legality; questionable:

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• slippery

  1. Causing or tending to cause sliding or slipping:
  2. Tending to slip, as from one's grasp:
  3. Not trustworthy; elusive or tricky:

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• smooth

  1. Having a surface free from irregularities, roughness, or projections; even.
  2. Free from waves or disturbances; calm:
  3. Free from hair, whiskers, or stubble:

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• slick

  1. Smooth, glossy, and slippery:
  2. Deftly executed; adroit:
  3. Confident and effortlessly effective, especially in being persuasive:

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• double-crossing

  1. Present participle of double-cross.

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• ratty

  1. Of or characteristic of rats.
  2. Infested with rats.
  3. Dilapidated; shabby.

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• dirty

  1. Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.
  2. Spreading dirt; polluting:
  3. Apt to soil with dirt or grime:

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• mean

  1. To be used to convey; denote:
  2. To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
  3. To intend to convey or indicate:

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• crooked

  1. Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
  2. At an irregular or improper angle; askew:
  3. Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulent.

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• dishonorable

  1. Characterized by or causing dishonor or discredit.
  2. Lacking integrity; unprincipled.

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• canny

  1. Careful and shrewd, especially where one's own interests are concerned.
  2. Cautious in spending money; frugal.
  3. Steady, restrained, and gentle.

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• cagey

  1. Wary; careful:
  2. Crafty; shrewd:

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• ingenious

  1. Having great inventive skill and imagination:
  2. Marked by or exhibiting originality or inventiveness:
  3. Having genius; brilliant.

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• smart

  1. Having or showing intelligence; bright.
  2. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others:
  3. Amusingly clever; witty:

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• sharp

  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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• traitorous

  1. Having the character of a traitor; disloyal
  2. Constituting treason:

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• faithless

  1. Not true to duty or obligation; disloyal or unfaithful.
  2. Breaking trust in a marriage or relationship by having sexual relations with someone other than one's spouse or sexual partner.
  3. Having no religious faith.

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• double-dealing

  1. Duplicitous or deceitful; treacherous.
  2. Duplicity or deceit; treachery.

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• sneaking

  1. Acting in a stealthy, furtive way.
  2. Unavowed; secret.
  3. Gradually growing or persistent:

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• underhanded

  1. Acting or done in a deceptive, secret, or sly manner; dishonest and sneaky.
  2. Underhand:
  3. In a sly and secret way.

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• treacherous

  1. Guilty of or characterized by betrayal of confidence or trust; perfidious.
  2. Characterized by unforeseen or hidden hazards; dangerous or deceptive:

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• mealy-mouthed

  1. Unwilling to state facts or opinions simply and directly.

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• dishonest

  1. Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.
  2. Resulting from or marked by a lack of honesty.

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• dissembling

  1. The action of the verb dissemble
  2. Present participle of dissemble.

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• bluffing

  1. Present participle of bluff.

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• illusory

  1. Produced by, based on, or having the nature of an illusion; deceptive:

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• delusive

  1. Tending to delude.
  2. Having the nature of a delusion; false:

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• elusive

  1. Tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory:
  2. Difficult to define or describe:

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• plotting

  1. Present participle of plot.
  2. The act of scheming or making plots; machination.

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• calculating

  1. Capable of performing calculations:
  2. Shrewd; crafty:
  3. Coldly scheming or conniving.

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• conniving

  1. Present participle of connive.
  2. That connives; conspiratorial

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• deceptive

  1. Deceiving or tending to deceive:

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• unscrupulous

  1. Having or showing no regard for what is right or honorable; devoid of scruples.

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• cunning

  1. Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
  2. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
  3. Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:

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• intriguing

  1. exciting interest or curiosity; fascinating

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• captious

  1. Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults:
  2. Intended to entrap or confuse, as in an argument:

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• deceiving

  1. Present participle of deceive.
  2. deception

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• scheming

  1. given to forming schemes or plots; crafty, tricky, deceitful, etc.

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• guileful

  1. Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.

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• deceitful

  1. Given to cheating or deceiving.
  2. Deliberately misleading; deceptive.

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• designing

  1. Conniving; crafty.
  2. Showing or exercising forethought.

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• shrewd

  1. Having or showing a clever awareness or resourcefulness, especially in practical matters.
  2. Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.
  3. Sharp; penetrating:

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• artful

  1. Exhibiting art or skill:
  2. Skillful in accomplishing a purpose, especially by the use of cunning or craft.
  3. Artificial.

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• insidious

  1. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner:
  2. Intended to entrap; treacherous:
  3. Beguiling but harmful; alluring:

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• shifty

  1. Having, displaying, or suggestive of deceitful character; evasive or untrustworthy.
  2. Distinguished by frequent changes in direction:
  3. Able to accomplish what is needed; resourceful.

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• foxy

  1. Of or resembling a fox.
  2. Slyly clever; crafty:
  3. Having a reddish-brown color.

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• tricky

  1. Given to or characterized by trickery.
  2. Requiring caution or skill:

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• wily

  1. Full of wiles; cunning.

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Shrewd

• astute

  1. Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns.

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• sharp

  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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• clever

  1. Mentally quick and original; bright:
  2. Skilled at accomplishing things, especially with the hands:
  3. Crafty; cunning:

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Secretive

• stealthy

  1. Marked by or acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice.

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• evasive

  1. Inclined or intended to evade:
  2. Intentionally vague or ambiguous; equivocal:

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• furtive

  1. Characterized by, acting with, or suggesting stealth or a desire to avoid discovery; surreptitious:

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