Definition of cunning

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Cunning (a.) Crafty; sly; artful; designing; deceitful.

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Politician :: Politician (a.) Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful.
Dodge :: Dodge (n.) The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice..
Crafty :: Crafty (a.) Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily.
Subtilty :: Subtilty (n.) Cunning; skill; craft.
Overcunning :: Overcunning (a.) Exceedingly or excessively cunning.
Simplicity :: Simplicity (n.) Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity.
Gypsy :: Gypsy (n.) A cunning or crafty perso.
Trick :: Trick (a.) An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade..
Kanchil :: Kanchil (n.) A small chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, esp. T. pygmaeus, or T. kanchil, inhabiting Java, Sumatra, and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility and cunning..
Uncunning :: Uncunning (a.) Ignorant.
Guile :: Guile (n.) Craft; deceitful cunning; artifice; duplicity; wile; deceit; treachery.
Vafrous :: Vafrous (a.) Crafty; cunning; sly; as, vafrous tricks..
Subtly :: Subtly (adv.) In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.
Management :: Management (v.) Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning practice; -- often in a bad sense.
Sleight :: Sleight (n.) Cunning; craft; artful practice.
Sisyphus :: Sisyphus (n.) A king of Corinth, son of Aeolus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant..
Machiavelian :: Machiavelian (n.) One who adopts the principles of Machiavel; a cunning and unprincipled politician.
Sleightful :: Sleightful (a.) Cunning; dexterous.
Artful :: Artful (a.) Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.].
Jesuitism :: Jesuitism (n.) Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
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