All 5 Uses of
cunning
in
Gone with the Wind
- And what a cunning hat!†
Chpt 4.32cunning = good at achieving goals through cleverness and deception
- That is, nothing except the cunning of their brains and strength of their hands.†
Chpt 4.43
- But some people, like Ashley, have neither cunning nor strength or, having them, scruple to use them.†
Chpt 4.43 *
- I don't like to say," and Rhett shot a look of drunken cunning at Melanie.†
Chpt 4.45
- Gumboes and shrimp Creole, doves in wine and oysters in crumbly patties full of creamy sauce, mushrooms and sweetbreads and turkey livers, fish baked cunningly in oiled paper and limes.†
Chpt 5.48cunningly = in a manner that is clever and typically that includes tricking others
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.