Both Uses of
cunning
in
Romeo and Juliet
- ... I am too fond;
And therefore thou mayst think my 'haviour light:
But trust me, gentleman, I'll prove more true
Than those that have more cunning to be strange.
Scene 2.2 *cunning = clever with the ability to deceive
- Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks.
Scene 4.2cunning = skilled
Definition:
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(cunning as in: a cunning thief) being good at achieving goals through cleverness -- and typically through deception as well (tricking others)