cunning
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
adjective
- 1
Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
- 2
Skillful, artful.
- 3
Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
“cunning work”
- 4
Cute, appealing.
“a cunning little boy”
noun
- 1
Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
- 2
Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit; art or magic.
- 3
The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
- 4
The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
“the cunning of the fox or hare”
- 5
Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).
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