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The correct spelling is cunning.
How to pronounce cunning
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
adjectiveIPA: /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
Say it like: Cun-nin-g
The correct spelling is cunning. Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour. For example: "cunning work"
Usage Examples
“cunning work”
“a cunning little boy”
“the cunning of the fox or hare”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
- 2.Skillful, artful.
- 3.Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
- 4.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; art or magic.
- 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.Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).
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