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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 yvlog Forms
- ܲ·ԾԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ԾԲ·Ա noun
- ··ܲ·ԾԲ adjective
- o·ver·ܲ·ԾԲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·-ܲ·ԾԲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cunning1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
Blake: I also loved that exchange, Yvonne, and it made me wonder if Victoria is more cunning than her heavily medicated persona would suggest.
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