cunning
🇺🇸
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
adjective
R
clever at tricking others to get what you want
The cunning fox tricked the other animals.
R
clever and skillful
It was a cunning plan that worked perfectly.
noun
R
the skill of tricking others to get what you want
She used her cunning to win the game.
translation
clever at tricking others to get what you want; clever and skillful
the skill of tricking others to get what you want
Word Forms
Plural
cunnings