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cun·ning·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
cunningly, cutelyadverb
in an attractive manner
"how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure"
Synonyms:
slyly, craftily, foxily, cutely, trickily, knavishly, artfullycraftily, cunningly, foxily, knavishly, slyly, trickily, artfullyadverb
in an artful manner
"he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?"
Synonyms:
knavishly, artfully, craftily, foxily, cutely, disingenuously, trickily, slyly
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #62227 | artfully | |
| #88669 | cunningly | |
| #97558 | slyly | |
| #201689 | craftily | |
| #257710 | disingenuously | |
| #278467 | cutely |
How to use cunningly in a sentence?
Americans will listen, but they do not care to read. War and Peace must wait for the leisure of retirement, which never really comes: meanwhile it helps to furnish the living room. Blockbusting fiction is bought as furniture. Unread, it maintains its value. Read, it looks like money wasted. Cunningly, Americans know that books contain a person, and they want the person, not the book.
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