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What does cunning mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word cunning? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
  2. (obsolete) Skillful, artful.
  3. (obsolete) Wrought with, or exibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
  4. (US, colloquial, dated) Cute, appealing.
Noun
  1. Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
  2. Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit.
  3. The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
  4. The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
  5. (obsolete) Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).
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