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A Writer's Dictionary:

cunning Definition


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cunning
adj
    1. Clever, sly or crafty.
      Thesaurus: shrewd, devious, subtle, wily, deft, shifty, clever, ingenious, foxy, sharp; Antonym: naive, gullible.
    2. Ingenious, skilful or subtle.
noun
    1. Slyness; craftiness.
      Thesaurus: guile, artifice, cleverness, trickery, slyness, duplicity.
    2. Skill; expertise.
      Thesaurus: skill, proficiency, dexterity, craft, adroitness, finesse.
Derivative: cunningly
adverb
    Derivative: cunningness
    noun
      Etymology: From Anglo-Saxon cunnan to know.



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