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cunning n. [
craft, craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness] shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
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cunning s. [
cute] attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby"
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cunning n. crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
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cunning s. [
crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily] 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"
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cunning s. [
clever, ingenious] showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
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