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| cunningly | |
| 1. adv. With cunning, cleverly. |  |
| cunning | |
| 1. adj. Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour. | |
| 2. adj. (obsolete) Skillful, artful. | |
| 3. adj. (obsolete) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious. | |
| cunning work | |
| 4. adj. (US, colloquial dated) Cute, appealing. | |
| a cunning little boy | |
| 5. n. Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity. | |
| 6. n. Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit. | |
| 7. n. The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful. | |
| 8. n. The natural wit or instincts of an animal. | |
| the cunning of the fox or hare | |
| 9. n. (obsolete) Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge). | |
