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Definition of: cunning

(kun′ing) noun
1. Skill in deception; guile; artifice.
2. Knowledge combined with skill; dexterity. See synonyms under ARTIFICE, DECEPTION.
—adjective
1. Crafty or shrewd; artful; guileful.
2. Attractive; bright; amusing; cute.
3. Ingenious; dexterous; made with skill: a cunning design.
4. Obs. Learned; knowing. See synonyms under ACUTE, ASTUTE, INSIDIOUS, KNOWING, POLITIC. [OE cunnung knowledge <cunnan. Related to CAN1.]
—cun′ning·ly adverb
—cun′ning·ness noun

Most often used phrases:

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cunning politician
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Statistical data

"cunning" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on city-data.com forum

"cunning" has the frequency of use of 0.0002% on en.wikipedia.org.

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