cunning
adjective
1. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
- cunning kittens
- a cunning baby
Similar word(s): attractive, cute
2. marked by skill in deception
- cunning men often pass for wise
Similar word(s): artful, crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
3. showing inventiveness and skill
- the cunning maneuvers leading to his success
Similar word(s): adroit, clever, ingenious
Sentences with cunning as an adjective:
- cunning work
noun
1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Similar word(s): craft, craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
Definition categories: thought, astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness
2. crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
Definition categories: attribute, artfulness
Sentences with cunning as a noun:
- the cunning of the fox or hare