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   cunning

   /ˈkʌnɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion: "a cunning look came into his eyes"
   • ▪ ingenious: "plants have evolved cunning defences"
   • 2. attractive or quaint: North American "Baby will look too cunning for anything in that pink print"

   noun

   • 1. skill in achieving one's ends by deceit: "a statesman to whom cunning had come as second nature"
   • ▪ ingenuity: "what resources of energy and cunning it took just to survive"

   Word Origin Middle English: perhaps from Old Norse kunnandi ‘knowledge’, from kunna ‘know’ (related to can1), or perhaps from Middle English cunne, an obsolete variant of can1. The original sense was ‘(possessing) erudition or skill’ and had no implication of deceit; the sense ‘deceitfulness’ dates from late Middle English.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cunningness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCUNNING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CUNNING definition: 1. Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cunningCunning Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CUNNING is dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end. How to use cunning in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Cunning.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cunningCunning - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Cunning means clever, in the sense of trickery. A cunning plan might involve setting traps for the innocent and pure at heart to fall into.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCUNNING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CUNNING meaning: 1. Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCUNNING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   cunning, artifice, craft imply an inclination toward deceit, slyness, and trickery. cunning implies a shrewd, often instinctive skill in concealing or disguising the real purposes of one’s actions: not intelligence but a low kind of cunning.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcunning adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of cunning adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › cunningCunning - definition of cunning by The Free Dictionary

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   Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness. 2. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity. 3. Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute: a cunning pet. n. 1. Skill in deception; guile. 2. Skill or adeptness in execution or performance; dexterity.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › cunning_adjcunning, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   What does the adjective cunning mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective cunning, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCUNNING | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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    CUNNING definition: clever at getting what you want, especially by tricking people: . Learn more.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › cunningCunning Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    She was cunning enough to fool me. They cunningly dodged our questions. He may be a fraud, but you have to admire his cunning.