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cunning definition
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Grep of noun cunning cunning cunningham Overview of noun cunning The noun cunning has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) cunning -- (shrewdness in deception; "as cunning as a fox") 2. craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness -- (shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception) 3. cunning -- (drafty artfulness (especially in deception)) Overview of adj cunning The adj cunning has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cunning, cute -- (attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby") 2. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily -- (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 Dick"; "a wily old attorney") 3. clever, cunning, ingenious -- (showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success""; "an ingenious solution to the problem") Antonyms of adj cunning 3 senses of cunning Sense 1 cunning, cute INDIRECT (VIA attractive) -> unattractive Sense 2 crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily INDIRECT (VIA artful) -> artless Sense 3 clever, cunning, ingenious INDIRECT (VIA adroit) -> maladroit Similarity of adj cunning 3 senses of cunning Sense 1 cunning, cute => attractive (vs. unattractive) Sense 2 crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily => artful (vs. artless) Sense 3 clever, cunning, ingenious => adroit (vs. maladroit) Attributes of adj cunning Familiarity of adj cunning cunning used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj cunning cunning Overview of noun cunning The noun cunning has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) cunning -- (shrewdness in deception; "as cunning as a fox") 2. craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness -- (shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception) 3. cunning -- (drafty artfulness (especially in deception)) Overview of adj cunning The adj cunning has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cunning, cute -- (attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby") 2. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily -- (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 Dick"; "a wily old attorney") 3. clever, cunning, ingenious -- (showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success""; "an ingenious solution to the problem")
cunning definition
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