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   Wile

   /wīl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. very bad; terrible: "he was wile when he was young"
   • ▪ used to emphasize the extent of something, especially something negative: "losing the final was a wile blow"

   adverb

   • 1. very; extremely: "this old boy was wile pleased"

   Word Origin late 19th century: representing a pronunciation of wild, probably influenced by earlier Scots use of wile as an alteration of vile.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • W

     4

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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