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wile vs dupery

dupery vs wile

wile and dupery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wile Yes No No No
dupery Yes No No No
As nouns, dupery is a hyponym of wile; that is, dupery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wile:
  • wile: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  • dupery: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Other hyponyms of wile include fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on, jugglery.
wile (noun) dupery (noun)
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Difference between wile and dupery

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