Meanings
adverbcunningly (comparative more cunningly, superlative most cunningly)
comparative more cunningly · superlative most cunningly
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an attractive manner
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Esperanto ruze
- ruzewith cunning, cleverly
Finnish ovelasti, viekkaasti
- ovelastiwith cunning, cleverly
- viekkaastiwith cunning, cleverly
French astucieusement, ingénieusement
- astucieusementwith cunning, cleverly
- ingénieusementwith cunning, cleverly
- d'une manière ruséewith cunning, cleverly
German schlau
- schlauwith cunning, cleverly
Italian volpinamente, abilmente
- volpinamentewith cunning, cleverly
- abilmentewith cunning, cleverly
- furbescamentewith cunning, cleverly
Latin vafrē
- vafrēwith cunning, cleverly
Polish chytrze, sprytnie
- chytrzewith cunning, cleverly
- sprytniewith cunning, cleverly
Portuguese astuciosamente, destramente
- astuciosamentewith cunning, cleverly
- destramentewith cunning, cleverly
Romanian cu șiretenie
- cu șireteniewith cunning, cleverly
Russian искусно, ловко
- искусно (iskusno)with cunning, cleverly
- ловко (lovko)with cunning, cleverly
- хитро (xitro)with cunning, cleverly
- плутовато (plutovato)with cunning, cleverly
Spanish astutamente, arteramente
- astutamentewith cunning, cleverly
- arteramentewith cunning, cleverly
Swedish förslaget
- förslagetwith cunning, cleverly
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APA
cunningly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cunningly
MLA
“cunningly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cunningly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cunningly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cunningly.
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