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cunning

Definition:

(nou) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception (nou) crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

Phonetic Transcription:

ˈkʌnɪŋ

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Among them are clever, dexterous, experienced, skillful, cunning and sly.

A device is of the utmost cunning, perspicuity and invention.

As in the folktale, he was a cunning and threatening menace.

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