cunning synonyms

cunning

modif.

  1. Sly

    crafty, tricky, wily; see sly 1.

  2. Shrewd

    clever, skillful, ingenious; see clever 1, intelligent 1. See syn. study at clever, sly.

cunning

n.

craft, art, shrewdness, subtlety, artifice, craftiness, guile, slyness, deceit, intrigue, chicanery, finesse; see also deception 1.

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