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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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13 words match “CUNNINGLY”

CUNNINGLY adv.
In a cunning manner; with cunning.
UNCUNNINGLY adv.
Ignorantly. [Obs.]
AMBIDEXTROUSLY adv.
In an ambidextrous manner; cunningly.
CRAFTILY adv.
With craft; artfully; cunningly.
CREEPINGLY adv.
by creeping slowly; in the manner of a reptile; insidiously; cunningly. How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our first parents. South.
DAEDAL; DAEDALIAN a.
Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious. Our bodies decked in our dædalian arms. Chapman. The dædal hand of Nature. J. Philips. The doth the dædal earth throw forth to thee, Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers. Spenser.
MANAGE v.
treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans. It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects. Addison . It was not her humor to manage those over whom she had gained an ascendant. Bp. Hurd.
POSTDATE a.
Made or done after the date assigned. Of these [predictions] some were postdate; cunningly made after the thing came to pass. Fuller.
ROVE v.
beyond the point-blank range). Fair Venusson that with thy cruel dart At that good knoght cunningly didst rove. Spenser.
SHADE v.
t a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent. [Obs.] [The goddess] in her person cunningly did shade That part of Justice which is Equity. Spenser.
SLEIGHTLY adv.
Cunningly. [Obs.] Huloet.
SUBTLE a.
Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.
SUBTLY adv.
In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly. Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise. Milton.