cunning: Meaning and Definition of
cun•ning
Pronunciation: (kun'ing), [key] — n.
- skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile.
- adeptness in performance; dexterity: The weaver's hand lost its cunning.
—adj. - showing or made with ingenuity.
- artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly.
- charmingly cute or appealing: a cunning little baby.
- skillful; expert.
—v. - ppr. of.
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