Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cunningly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: cun-ning-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With cunning, cleverly.

Example Sentences

"She was cunningly dressed in a black, sheer gown with gold ornaments showing her figure to perfection."

Etymology

Etymology tree English cunning Middle English -ly English -ly English cunningly From cunning + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more cunningly (comparative) most cunningly (superlative)

Synonyms

craftily foxily knavishly slyly trickily artfully cutely

Questions

What does cunningly mean?: With cunning, cleverly.
Where does cunningly come from?: Etymology tree English cunning Middle English -ly English -ly English cunningly From cunning + -ly.

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