CUNNING

/ˈkʌnɪŋ/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 16

Definition

  1. noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception. — synonyms: craft, craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
  2. noun crafty artfulness (especially in deception).
  3. adjective attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness. — synonyms: cute
  4. adjective marked by skill in deception. — synonyms: crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy
  5. adjective showing inventiveness and skill. — synonyms: clever, ingenious

Examples

  • “cunning work”
  • “a cunning little boy”
  • “the cunning of the fox or hare”

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