cunningly
狡猾地,狡黠地,狡猾的,狡诈地
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Definitions
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- : skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile.
- : adeptness in performance; dexterity: The weaver's hand lost its cunning.
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- : showing or made with ingenuity.
- : artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly.
- : Informal. charmingly cute or appealing: a cunning little baby.
- : Archaic. skillful; expert.
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- : Obsolete. present participle of can.
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Edited with astute commentary by the club’s president, Martin Edwards, this substantial volume gathers 90 essays — both old and new — on the cunning and devious artistry employed by leading authors of crime, suspense and adventure fiction.
Finnegan was a cunning signing as a minor league free agent out of the Oakland system and didn’t allow a run in 21 of his 25 outings.
But Stephen Kotkin's new biography reveals a learned despot who acted cunningly to take advantage of the times.
Raptly, they drink in the cunningly arranged open floor plan.
The soldier looked for a moment cunningly at the hunter, and then suddenly changed his tone.
There were hundreds of racks containing bundles so cunningly rolled that you could see at a glance what was in each.
I have nae clear mind about his coat,” said Alan cunningly; “but it sticks in my head that it was blue.
He grinned cunningly and reached into a pocket, drawing out a paper.
The wainscot cupboard I had so cunningly devised was swinging wide.