Both Uses of
cunning
in
Henry IV, Part 1
- But hark ye; what cunning match have you made with this jest of the drawer?†
Scene 2.4cunning = good at achieving goals through cleverness and deception
- wherein cunning, but in craft?†
Scene 2.4 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(cunning as in: a cunning thief) being good at achieving goals through cleverness -- and typically through deception as well (tricking others)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
At one time, cunning was also used as a synonym for cute.