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# cunningly

adverb (more cunningly, most cunningly)

«cunningly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a clever way that tricks or fools someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cunningly/#m1)
2. In a skilful, neat way that is hard to see through. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cunningly/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, clever characters act cunningly to win or to hide a trap

### Examples

- The fox cunningly hid the bait. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cunningly/#x1)
- She cunningly hid the key under the mat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cunningly/#x2)
- The puzzle was cunningly made, with hidden doors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cunningly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cunningly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cunningly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cunningly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cunningly.html) on Mova free.