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Word: Cunning
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English: perhaps from Old Norse kunnandi ‘knowledge’, from kunna ‘know’ (related to can), or perhaps from Middle English cunne, an obsolete variant of can. The original sense was ‘(possessing) erudition or skill’ and had no implication of deceit; the sense ‘deceitfulness’ dates from late Middle English
ˈkʌnɪŋ
having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion
Short Definition:clever at achieving aims by deceit
Examples:- a cunning look came into his eyes
attractive or quaint
Short Definition:attractive or quaint
Examples:- Baby will look too cunning for anything in that pink print
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