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    guile
    guile /ɡaɪl/ noun [uncountable] formal
     Date: 1200-1300
     Language: Old French
    the use of clever but dishonest methods to deceive someone
       SYN  cunning:
        With a little guile she might get what she wanted.
    —guileful adjective