Both Uses
cunning
in
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
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- He is so cunning that I never know when I am safe from him.†
cunning = good at achieving goals through cleverness and deception
- He must guard himself, for he may find that there is someone more cunning than himself upon his track.
*cunning = clever and deceptive
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.