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cunningly

[kuhn-ing-lee] / ˈkʌn ɪŋ li /
ADVERB
cleverly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ably adroitly aptly deftly expertly handily ingeniously neatly nimbly skillfully smoothly
WEAK
agilely dexterously facilely glibly proficiently quickly readily resourcefully
Antonyms
WEAK
awkwardly clumsily unskillfully
ADVERB
shrewdly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ably adroitly artfully carefully cleverly coolly deftly deliberately intelligently judiciously keenly knowingly skillfully slyly smartly
STRONG
sagaciously
WEAK
deceptively facilely foxily guilefully perspicaciously trickily
ADVERB
slyly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shrewdly
STRONG
craftily foxily
WEAK
furtively insidiously intelligently secretly shiftily stealthily

Example Sentences

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Lily Tuck cunningly layers history and character to restore to life Czeslawa Kwoka, who died in Auschwitz.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

Passing sentence Judge Geoffery Baker QC described Saeed as a "charlatan", who had carried out a deception that had been "cunningly contrived, skilfully executed, and brazenly maintained over three decades".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

This system cunningly increases the proportion of offspring with Wolbachia and the virus in the next generation, because females with the bacteria successfully reproduce more frequently than females without.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

We had a few doozies, some of which were cunningly disguised as shallow pools of water!

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024

Order was drawn from chaos by cunningly applied laws tested on previous moving days.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy