■ adjective
1》 skilled in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.
2》 clever; ingenious.
3》 N. Amer. attractive; charming.
■ noun
1》 craftiness.
2》 ingenuity.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME (in the sense '(possessing) erudition or skill'): perh. from ON kunnandi 'knowledge', from kunna 'know' (rel. to can 1 ), or perh. from ME cunne , an obs. var. of can 1 .