All 4 Uses of
cunning
in
Throne of Glass
- She was deceitful, cunning, vicious.†
p. 263.6cunning = good at achieving goals through cleverness and deception
- Yet Nehemia could easily be a cunning actress.†
p. 309.6
- What a cunning liar you are!†
p. 374.2 *
- Don't believe I'm not as cunning and stealthy as you are.†
p. 403.4
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.