adverb
- in a cunning or deceitful manner; with sly craftiness
Examples
- She smiled guilefully while hiding the truth from her parents.
- The politician guilefully avoided answering the reporter’s direct questions.
- He guilefully manipulated the situation to his advantage.
- The con artist guilefully gained the elderly woman’s trust.
- She guilefully pretended to be interested in his boring stories.
- The student guilefully copied answers while the teacher wasn’t looking.