Main entry: cunning
Definition: crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
Main entry: slyness, wiliness, guile, foxiness, craft, craftiness, cunning
Definition: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Main entry: cunning, clever, ingenious
Definition: showing inventiveness and skill
Usage: a clever gadget; the cunning maneuvers leading to his success; an ingenious solution to the problem
Main entry: tricksy, tricky, foxy, knavish, dodgy, crafty, cunning, wily, slick, sly, guileful
Definition: marked by skill in deception
Usage: cunning men often pass for wise; deep political machinations; a foxy scheme; a slick evasive answer; sly as a fox; tricky Dick; a wily old attorney
Definition: attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
Usage: a cute kid with pigtails; a cute little apartment; cunning kittens; a cunning baby