wily russian

• хи́трый

  sly, cunning, crafty, wily

  clever, smart, shrewd

  intricate, tricky, ingenious

• лука́вый

  sly, cunning, crafty, wily

  roguish, mischievous, playful

  the Evil One, the devil

• изворо́тливый

  dodgy, resourceful, wily, never at a loss

• вёрткий

  nimble, agile, spry

  wily, crafty, slippery

  manoeuvrable, easy to turn, easily rotated

  wobbly, unsteady, tippy

• проны́рливый

  sly, cunning, wily, sneaky

  nosy, prying

• злоко́зненный

  insidious, crafty, wily

• лука́вец

  sly person, crafty person, wily fellow

  rogue, rascal, slyboots

• продувно́й

  crafty, sly, roguish, wily

  blow-off (attr.), purge (attr.), blow-through (attr.), compressed-air (attr.)

• стре́лянный

  fired, spent, shot

  experienced, seasoned, battle-hardened, wily

Examples

• Я зна́ю его. Хи́трый, наха́льный па́рень.

  I know him, a wily, cheeky lad.

• Изворотливого продавца трудно поймать на слове.

  It is difficult to catch a wily salesperson out on his words.

• Она изворотлива, как лиса, её не переспоришь.

  She is as wily as a fox; you can never argue her into submission.