Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - cunning

~1 adj 1 someone who is cunning is good at deceiving people in order to get what they want  (She can be very cunning when she wants to be.) 2 behaviour or actions that are cunning are dishonest and unfair, and are used to get what you want  (That was a cunning trick!) 3 a cunning object or piece of equipment is clever and unusual  (a cunning little device for keeping out draughts) 4 AmE old-fashioned attractive  (That's a cunning little dress you're wearing.) - cunningly adv  (There was a microphone cunningly placed behind the picture.) ~2 n the ability to achieve what you want by deceiving people in a clever way  (the tiger's ferocity and cunning | low cunning (=unpleasant dishonest methods))  (She would use low cunning in order to win people's sympathy.)