cunning
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/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
English
Definitions
adjective
- Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
- Skillful, artful.
- Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.“cunning work”
- Cute, appealing.“a cunning little boy”
noun
- Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
- Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit; art or magic.
- The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
- The natural wit or instincts of an animal.“the cunning of the fox or hare”
Related words
Synonyms
slycraftinesswilyslynesstricksywilinessguileartfulguilefulknavishcraftydodgyadroitclevertrickyingenious
Associated
vixendeviousmanipulativetrickstertrickerystrategistmalevolentshrewddeceitruthlesstreacherouswitchcraft