adj. & n.
adj. (cunninger, cunningest) 1 a skilled in ingenuity or deceit. b selfishly clever or crafty. 2 ingenious (a cunning device). 3 US attractive, quaint.
n. 1 craftiness; skill in deceit. 2 skill, ingenuity. cunningly adv. cunningness n.
[ ME f. ON kunnandi knowing f. kunna know: cf. CAN(1) ]