English dictionary
cunning
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- showing inventiveness and skill
adjective
- marked by skill in deception
adjective
- attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
noun
- crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
noun
- shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Example sentences
a clever gadget
the cunning maneuvers leading to his success
an ingenious solution to the problem
cunning men often pass for wise
a foxy scheme
a slick evasive answer
sly as a fox
tricky Dick
a cute kid with pigtails
a cute little apartment
cunning kittens
a cunning baby