Cunning
Definition
(adj) Displaying keen insight and cleverness, often involving deceit
Examples
“The cunning fox managed to escape from the hunters.”
“That was a cunning move.”
“Her cunning smile made me nervous.”
“At the back table, Marco got the price down with a cunning lie about the broken zipper.”
“Mia stayed cunning enough to talk her way past the guard at 2 a.m.”
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