Definition of Cunning

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CUNNING noun

	The faculty that distinguishes a weak animal or person from a strong one. It brings its possessor much mental satisfaction and great material adversity. An Italian proverb says: 'The furrier gets the skins of more foxes than asses.'

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

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Regular definition:

CUNNING:
?k?n?? adj. & n. --adj. (cunninger, cunningest) 1 a skilled in ingenuity or deceit. b selfishly clever or crafty. 2 ingenious (a cunning device). 3 US attractive, quaint. --n. 1 craftiness; skill in deceit. 2 skill, ingenuity. øøcunningly adv. cunningness n. [ME f. ON kunnandi knowing f. kunna know: cf. CAN(1)]

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