All 3 Uses of
cunning
in
The Magician's Nephew
- "Ah, but how do I know that you would?" said Uncle Andrew with a cunning smile.†
Chpt 1cunning = good at achieving goals through cleverness and deception
- "Certainly, Madam," said Uncle Andrew cunningly.†
Chpt 8cunningly = in a manner that is clever and typically that includes tricking others
- All the sharpness and cunning and quarrelsomeness ... seemed to have been washed away,
Chpt 14 *cunning = cleverness
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.