Both Uses
cunning
in
Things Fall Apart
(Edited)
- Nothing that happened in the world of the animals ever escaped his notice,— he was full of cunning.
p. 96.7 *cunning = cleverness
- You are full of cunning and you are ungrateful.
p. 97.1cunning = cleverness and deception
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.