cunning
cun|ning /k'ʌnɪŋ/
1 [ADJ]
Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
These disturbed kids can be cunning.
...Mr Blair's cunning plan.
= crafty
● cunningly [ADV] usu ADV with v
They were cunningly disguised in golf clothes.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Cunning is the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
...one more example of the cunning of today's art thieves...
1 [ADJ]
Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
These disturbed kids can be cunning.
...Mr Blair's cunning plan.
= crafty
● cunningly [ADV] usu ADV with v
They were cunningly disguised in golf clothes.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Cunning is the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
...one more example of the cunning of today's art thieves...