cunning
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
noun
- Skill in achieving goals through deceit or trickery; craftiness.
- She relied on her cunning to escape from the locked room.
- The old wolf survived through a combination of strength and cunning.
- The politician used cunning to win the election, making promises he never kept.
adjective
- Having or showing skill in achieving goals through deceit or trickery.
- The detective saw through the suspect's cunning lies.
- The cunning fox managed to steal the farmer's chickens without being caught.
- Her cunning plan to win the game involved pretending to be weaker than she was.
- Clever and skillful in a craft or activity.
- The cunning carpenter built a beautiful cabinet with no nails.
- His cunning use of colors made the painting come alive.
- She is a cunning chess player who always thinks several moves ahead.