cunningly

Questions about cunningly

What does cunningly mean?

cunningly means "in an attractive manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cunningly?

cunningly has 3 syllables: cun-nin-gly. The stress falls on "cun".

What is another word for cunningly?

Close synonyms include cutely, craftily, foxily, knavishly, slyly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cunningly a common word?

cunningly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.