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Cunning
see synonyms of cunningNoun
1. craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
2. cunning
crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
Adjective
3. cunning, cute
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
Example Sentences:'a cute kid with pigtails''a cute little apartment''cunning kittens''a cunning baby'
4. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
marked by skill in deception
Example Sentences:'cunning men often pass for wise''deep political machinations''a foxy scheme''a slick evasive answer''sly as a fox''tricky Dick''a wily old attorney'
showing inventiveness and skill
Example Sentences:'a clever gadget''the cunning maneuvers leading to his success''an ingenious solution to the problem'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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