cunning
Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviourSly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
Meaning
4 sensesSly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
gerissen, schlau, listig
хи́трыйxítryj, лука́выйlukávyj, кова́рныйkovárnyj
хи́трийxýtryj, лука́вийlukávyj
(Maine, colloquial, dated)Cute, appealing.
(obsolete)Skillful, artful.
geschickt, gewandt, ausgefuchst
уме́лыйumélyj, иску́сныйiskúsnyj, ло́вкийlóvkij
(obsolete)Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
cunning work
- attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
- showing inventiveness and skill
- marked by skill in deception
Examples
56 sentencesTom is very cunning.
ruТом очень хитёр. — odexed
What a cunning man!
deWas für ein schlauer Fuchs! — Waldelfe
What a cunning person!
deWas für ein schlauer Fuchs! — Waldelfe
What a cunning plan!
deWas für ein gerissener Plan! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is cunning and calculating.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cunning, kunning, konnyng, alteration of earlier Middle English cunninFrom Middle English cunning, kunning, konnyng, alteration of earlier Middle English cunninde, kunnende, cunnand, from Old English cunnende, present participle of cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”), equivalent to con + -ing. Cognate with Scots cunnand (“cunning”), German könnend (“able to do”), Icelandic kunnandi (“cunning”). More at con, can.
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Forms
more cunning, most cunning| Comparative | more cunning Lesson |
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| Superlative | most cunning Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
25 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form