cunning

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[edit] Etymology

As a noun from Old English cunnung, as an adjective from Middle English cunnand

[edit] Adjective

cunning (comparative more cunning, superlative most cunning)

Positive
cunning

Comparative
more cunning

Superlative
most cunning
  1. Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
  2. Skillful, artful.
  3. (rare) Cute, appealing.

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sly
skillful
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[edit] Noun

Singular
cunning

Plural
cunnings

cunning (plural cunnings)

  1. The skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful
  2. Aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency.
    • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 236d.
      indeed at this very moment he's slipped away with the utmost cunning into a form that's most perplexing to investigate.

[edit] Translations

skill of being sly or deceitful
aptitude
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