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cunning
adj. shrewd, sly; adorable, cute
 
n. shrewdness, craftiness


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Cunning
Cunning can refer to the following:The word "" as it appears in WiktionaryA Japanese comedy group known as Cunning (owarai)
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cunning
Noun
1. shrewdness in deception; "as cunning as a fox"
(hypernym) shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness
2. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
(synonym) craft, craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
(hypernym) shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness
3. drafty artfulness (especially in deception)
(hypernym) artfulness
Adjective
1. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby"
(synonym) cute
(similar) attractive
2. 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 Dik"; "a wily old attorney"
(synonym) crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
(similar) artful
3. showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
(synonym) clever, ingenious
(similar) adroit


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Cunning
(a.)
Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious; curious; as, cunning work.
  
 
(a.)
The faculty or act of using stratagem to accomplish a purpose; fraudulent skill or dexterity; deceit; craft.
  
 
(a.)
Pretty or pleasing; as, a cunning little boy.
  
 
(a.)
Knowledge; art; skill; dexterity.
  
 
(a.)
Knowing; skillful; dexterous.
  
 
(a.)
Crafty; sly; artful; designing; deceitful.
  

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Cunning
To dream of being cunning, denotes you will assume happy cheerfulness to retain the friendship of prosperous and gay people. If you are associating with cunning people, it warns you that deceit is being practised upon you in order to use your means for their own advancement.
  

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg Project

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