Definition of cunning

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Cunning (a.) The faculty or act of using stratagem to accomplish a purpose; fraudulent skill or dexterity; deceit; craft.

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Deep :: Deep (superl.) Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
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..
Insinuate :: Insinuate (v. i.) To ingratiate one's self; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning.
Shrewd :: Shrewd (superl.) Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
Subtiliate :: Subtile (a.) Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile person; a subtile adversary; a subtile scheme..
Outwit :: Outwit (v. t.) To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior craft..
Artfulness :: Artfulness (n.) The quality of being artful; art; cunning; craft.
Cannei :: Cannei (a.) Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary.
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..
Craft :: Craft (n.) Cunning, art, or skill, in a bad sense, or applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; skill or dexterity employed to effect purposes by deceit or shrewd devices..
Craftless :: Craftless (a.) Without craft or cunning.
Art :: Art (n.) Cunning; artifice; craft.
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.
Gypsy :: Gypsy (n.) A cunning or crafty perso.
Overreach :: Overreach (v. i.) To cheat by cunning or deception.
Daedalian :: Daedalian (a.) Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious.
Water Fox :: Water fox () The carp; -- so called on account of its cunning.
Knacky :: Knacky (a.) Having a knack; cunning; crafty; trickish.
Fox :: Fox (n.) A sly, cunning fellow..
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