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cunning
[ kuhn-ing ]
noun
- skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile.
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- adeptness in performance; dexterity:
The weaver's hand had not lost its cunning.
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adjective
- showing or made with ingenuity.
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- Informal. charmingly cute or appealing:
a cunning little baby.
- Archaic. skillful; expert.
verb
- Obsolete. present participle of can 1.
cunning
/ ˈʌɪŋ /
adjective
- crafty and shrewd, esp in deception; sly
cunning as a fox
- made with or showing skill or cleverness; ingenious
noun
- craftiness, esp in deceiving; slyness
- cleverness, skill, or ingenuity
Derived Forms
- ˈܲԲԾԲԱ, noun
- ˈܲԲԾԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ԾԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ԾԲ·Ա noun
- ··ܲ·ԾԲ adjective
- o·ver·ܲ·ԾԲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·-ܲ·ԾԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cunning1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In just about 120 seconds, viewers learn that Violet is not only intensely caring but clever enough to think of cunning, new approaches in a short amount of time when one method falls flat.
It was seen as a cunning way to save on candles.
The "hobbling" scene—she uses a sledgehammer to break Paul’s ankles—elevated her to canonical b***h status: a cunning, brutal and mercurial harridan who hides her malice behind a folksy façade.
She may be cunning, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t care or she’s cruel.
Their infatuations are challenged by a cunning philosopher who persuades the bros to pretend they’ve been suddenly drafted and to return later in disguise to woo each other’s fiancée.
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