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cunning

British pronunciation/kˈʌnɪŋ/
American pronunciation/ˈkənɪŋ/
Cunning
[NOUN]
1

crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

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2

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

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1

showing inventiveness and skill

synonyms : clever
ingenious
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2

being able to achieve what one wants using con and cheating

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3

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

synonyms : cute
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Examples
1If you study hard and use your intelligence wisely, you'll become cunning as a fox and excel in your career.
2But I haven't the slightest doubt that Beria used his cunning to trick my father into many other things and laughed up his sleeve about it afterwards.
3These snakes are incredibly fast, incredibly cunning.
4So my dad was quite cunning.
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