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Cunning vs. Intelligent

Cunning and Intelligent Definitions

Cunning

Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.

Intelligent

Having intelligence
Is there intelligent life elsewhere in the galaxy?.

Cunning

Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.

Intelligent

Having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute
An intelligent student.

Cunning

Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute
A cunning pet.

Intelligent

Showing sound judgment and rationality
An intelligent decision.
An intelligent solution to the problem.
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Cunning

Skill in deception; guile.

Intelligent

Appealing to the intellect; intellectual
A film with witty and intelligent dialogue.

Cunning

Skill or adeptness in execution or performance; dexterity.

Intelligent

Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.

Cunning

Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.

Intelligent

Well thought-out, well considered.
The engineer had a very intelligent design proposal for the new car.
The general devised an intelligent strategy for the southern campaign.
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Cunning

(obsolete) Skillful, artful.

Intelligent

Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
My girlfriend and I had an intelligent conversation.

Cunning

(obsolete) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
Cunning work

Intelligent

Having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind.
The hunt for intelligent life.

Cunning

Cute, appealing.

Intelligent

Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.
An intelligent network or keyboard
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Cunning

Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.

Intelligent

Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as, man is an intelligent being.

Cunning

Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit; art or magic.

Intelligent

Possessed of a high level of intelligence, education, or judgment; knowing; sensible; skilled; exhibiting high intelligence; as, an intelligent young man; an intelligent architect; an intelligent answer.

Cunning

The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.

Intelligent

Cognizant; aware; communicative.
Intelligent of seasons.
Which are to France the spies and speculationsIntelligent of our state.

Cunning

The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
The cunning of the fox or hare

Intelligent

Having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree;
Is there intelligent life in the universe?
An intelligent question

Cunning

(obsolete) Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).

Intelligent

Possessing sound knowledge;
Well-informed readers

Cunning

Knowing; skillful; dexterous.
"Tis beauty truly blent, whose red and whiteNature's own sweet and cunning hand laid on.
Esau was a cunning hunter.

Intelligent

Exercising or showing good judgment;
Healthy scepticism
A healthy fear of rattlesnakes
The healthy attitude of French laws
Healthy relations between labor and management
An intelligent solution
A sound approach to the problem
Sound advice
No sound explanation for his decision

Cunning

Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious; curious; as, cunning work.
Over them Arachne high did lift

Intelligent

Endowed with the capacity to reason

Cunning

Crafty; sly; artful; designing; deceitful.
They are resolved to be cunning; let others run the hazard of being sincere.

Cunning

Pretty or pleasing; as, a cunning little boy.

Cunning

Knowledge; art; skill; dexterity.
Let my right hand forget her cunning.
A carpenter's desertStands more in cunning than in power.

Cunning

The faculty or act of using stratagem to accomplish a purpose; fraudulent skill or dexterity; deceit; craft.
Discourage cunning in a child; cunning is the ape of wisdom.
We take cunning for a sinister or crooked wisdom.

Cunning

Shrewdness in deception;
As cunning as a fox

Cunning

Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

Cunning

Drafty artfulness (especially in deception)

Cunning

Attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness;
A cute kid with pigtails
A cute little apartment
Cunning kittens
A cunning baby

Cunning

Marked by skill in deception;
Cunning men often pass for wise
Deep political machinations
A foxy scheme
A slick evasive answer
Sly as a fox
Tricky Dik
A wily old attorney

Cunning

Showing inventiveness and skill;
A clever gadget
The cunning maneuvers leading to his success
An ingenious solution to the problem

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