Both Uses of
cunning
in
The Silver Chair
- He'll be cunning, I shouldn't wonder, once he gets started.†
Chpt 11cunning = good at achieving goals through cleverness and deception
- Cunning, isn't he?" said Puddleglum.†
Chpt 11 *
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) At one time, cunning was also used as a synonym for cute.