cunning

1. (satellite adjective) attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby"
Synonyms: cute

2. (noun) drafty artfulness (especially in deception)
Related Words: artfulness

3. (noun) shrewdness in deception; "as cunning as a fox"
Related Words: astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness

4. (satellite adjective) showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success""; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
Synonyms: clever, ingenious

5. (satellite adjective) 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"
Synonyms: crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily

6. (noun) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Synonyms: craft, craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
Related Words: astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness



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