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1. cunning - noun

· shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

Synonym(s): craft, craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness

Hypernym(s): shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness




2. cunning - noun

· crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

Hypernym(s): artfulness




3. cunning - adjective

· attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby"

Synonym(s): cute




4. cunning - adjective

· marked by skill in deception; "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"

Synonym(s): crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily




5. cunning - adjective

· showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"

Synonym(s): clever, ingenious





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