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cunningly

adv

Etymology

From cunning + -ly.

  1. inherited from cunnung — “knowledge, trial, probation, experience, contact, carnal knowledge”
  2. derived from cunnan — “to know how to, be able to”
  3. inherited from *cunning✻
  4. inherited from cunning
  5. suffixed as cunningly — “cunning + ly”

Definitions

  1. With cunning, cleverly.

    • She was cunningly dressed in a black, sheer gown with gold ornaments showing her figure to perfection.

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