CUNNING
\kˈʌnɪŋ], \kˈʌnɪŋ], \k_ˈʌ_n_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of CUNNING
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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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drafty artfulness (especially in deception)
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shrewdness in deception; "as cunning as a fox"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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drafty artfulness (especially in deception)
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shrewdness in deception; "as cunning as a fox"
By Princeton University
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Knowing; skillful; dexterous.
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Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious; curious; as, cunning work.
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Crafty; sly; artful; designing; deceitful.
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Knowledge; art; skill; dexterity.
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The faculty or act of using stratagem to accomplish a purpose; fraudulent skill or dexterity; deceit; craft.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Craftiness.
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Cunningly.
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Knowing: skillful: artful: crafty.
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Knowledge: skill: faculty of using stratagem to accomplish a purpose.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Knowing; skilful; artful; crafty; wrought with skill.
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Knowledge acquired by experience; skill; art; craft; subtilty; deceit.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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