as in cunning
skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means
we were both impressed and outraged by the expert slickness with which the swindler fooled us
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Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
30 July 2025 -
Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
Noun
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However, Stone has moved away from the more classic styles (like those reminiscent of a nightgown) in favor of subtlety.—
Ángela Moreno Vallejo,
Glamour,
28 Aug. 2025
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Here, the show abandons both its grasp of subtlety and its special effects acumen.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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And that’s sort of put me at ease about a lot of things.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
25 Aug. 2025
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Each warmer was evaluated based on design, ease of use, overall value, and performance.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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These assertions go beyond guile, opportunism, cruelty, despair, or self-preservation.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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Opening pages show Toews’ characteristic wit and guile squaring off against extraordinary pain.—
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