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                    as in cute
                                                
              
          
                                                      clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means                                       
              
                             a cunning, underhanded plan to win the election by preying on people's fears and prejudices                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in skilled
                                                
              
          
                                                      skillful with the hands                                       
              
                             only the most cunning cabinetmaker could have crafted such a beautifully proportioned chest of drawers                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in slyness
                                                
              
          
                                                      skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means                                       
              
                             the cunning with which Tom Sawyer was able to get others to whitewash the fence for him                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in skill
                                                
              
          
                                                      subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something                                       
              
                             the unmatched cunning of the scout who led them safely through the trackless wilderness                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in deception
                                                
              
          
                                                      the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery                                       
              
                             used cunning and subterfuge to lure unwitting victims into the fraudulent scheme                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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