Antonyms for cunningly
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : kuhn-ing |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌn ɪŋ |
Definition of cunningly
Origin :- early 14c., "learned, skillful," present participle of cunnen "to know" (see can (v.1)). Sense of "skillfully deceitful" is probably late 14c. As a noun from c.1300. Related: Cunningly.
- As in cleverly : adv in a dexterous manner
- As in shrewdly : adv astutely
- As in slyly : adv cleverly
- But so cunningly contrived a mizmaze was never seen in the world, before nor since.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- I must tell you, to keep your writings concealed so cunningly.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- She was drawing at a table, cunningly placed at right angles to the window.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- A dream of a dress that would be, with all the shades of Madame Abel cunningly blended.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- So have we cunningly hid the tragedy of limitation and inner death we cannot avert.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Cunningly did he ply his sword before them, but ineffectually.
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- No cunningly painted canvas is so retentive as the active brain.
- Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
- D'ye mark that beast they've slid into the midst So cunningly?
- Extract from : « Browning's England » by Helen Archibald Clarke
- "She did not play her cards here so cunningly, that's plain," said Ladarelle, with a sneer.
- Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
- So cunningly was the trap contrived that he could find no trace of its existence.
- Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
Synonyms for cunningly
- ably
- adroitly
- agilely
- aptly
- artfully
- carefully
- cleverly
- coolly
- craftily
- cunningly
- deceptively
- deftly
- deliberately
- dexterously
- expertly
- facilely
- foxily
- furtively
- glibly
- guilefully
- handily
- ingeniously
- insidiously
- intelligently
- judiciously
- keenly
- knowingly
- neatly
- nimbly
- perspicaciously
- proficiently
- quickly
- readily
- resourcefully
- sagaciously
- secretly
- shiftily
- shrewdly
- skillfully
- slyly
- smartly
- smoothly
- stealthily
- trickily
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