cunningly
/ˈkʌnɪŋli/
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American sound/ˈkʌnɪŋli/
cunningly
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- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
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- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
cun - nin - gly -> cunningly
Myanmar meaning
(adv) ကောက်ကျစ်စွာ။
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၁။ (often derog ) ဉာဏ်နီဉာဏ်နက်များ သော။ ကလိမ်ကျတတ်သော။ စဉ်းလဲသော။
a cunning liar/ spy/ cheat ❍ a cunning trick/ plot ❍ She gave a cunning smile.
၂။ ပညာသားပါသော။
a cunning device for cracking nuts.
n [U](often derog ) ကလိမ်ကကျစ် အပြုအမူ။ When he couldn't get what he wanted openly and honestly, he resorted to low cunning. cunningly adv : cunningly concealed.
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slyness, wiliness, craftiness, astuteness, sneakiness, shrewdness, archness, Machiavellian, ability, able, acute, adroit, adroitness, art, artful, artifice, astute, cagey, calculating, canniness, canny, clever, cleverness, crackerjack, craft, crafty, crazy like fox, creative, creativity, deep, deft, deftness, devious, dexterity, dexterous, expertise, fancy footwork, foxiness, foxy, guile, guileful, imaginative, ingenious, ingenuity, innovative, insidious, intelligent, inventive, inventiveness, keen, knowing, masterful, resourceful, resourcefulness, scheming, sharp, shifty, shrewd, skill, skillful, slick, slighty, slippery, sly, sly boots, smart, smarts, smooth, sneaky, street-smart, streetwise, subtle, tricky, wary, well-laid, well-planned, wily
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