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cun·ning·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
cunningly, cutelyadverb
in an attractive manner
"how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure"
craftily, cunningly, foxily, knavishly, slyly, trickily, artfullyadverb
in an artful manner
"he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?"
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cunninglyadverb
With cunning, cleverly.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cunninglyadverb
Artfully; slyly; subtily; by fraudulent contrivance; craftily.
Etymology: from cunning.
Amongst other crimes of this nature, there was diligent enquiry made of such as had raised and dispersed a bruit and rumour, a little before the field fought, that the rebels had the day, and that the king’s army was overthrown, and the king fled; whereby it was supposed, that many succours were cunningly put off and kept back. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
I must meet my danger, and destroy him first;
But cunningly and closely. John Denham, Sophy.When stock is high, they come between,
Making by second-hand their offers;
Then cunningly retire unseen,
With each a million in his coffers. Jonathan Swift.
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cunningly
Cunningly refers to performing or engaging in activities in a skillful, clever, or deceitful manner that is often intended to trick or mislead others.
Webster Dictionary
Cunninglyadverb
in a cunning manner; with cunning
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cunningly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cunningly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of cunningly in a Sentence
Americans will listen, but they do not care to read. War and Peace must wait for the leisure of retirement, which never really comes: meanwhile it helps to furnish the living room. Blockbusting fiction is bought as furniture. Unread, it maintains its value. Read, it looks like money wasted. Cunningly, Americans know that books contain a person, and they want the person, not the book.
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