The Only Use of
guile
in
Great Expectations
- This guileless confectioner was not by any means sober,
Chpt 20guileless = innocent -- without cunning (shrewdness, cleverness) or deceitstandard suffix: The suffix "-less" in guileless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.
Definition:
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(guile) cunning (shrewdness and cleverness) and deceitful