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cunningly

cunningly adverb: with cunning, cleverly.

Adverb

cunningly (comparative more cunningly, superlative most cunningly)

  1. With cunning, cleverly.
    • She was cunningly dressed in a black, sheer gown with gold ornaments showing her figure to perfection.1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 53

cunningly meaning in Bengali

cunningly in Bengali

ধূর্ততার সাথে, চতুরতার সাথে

Forms of cunningly

comparativemore cunningly
superlativemost cunningly

Origin of cunningly

From cunning + -ly.

Questions about cunningly

What does cunningly mean?
Cunningly means with cunning, cleverly.
What is cunningly in Bengali?
Cunningly in Bengali is ধূর্ততার সাথে, চতুরতার সাথে. See Cunningly meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is cunningly?
Cunningly is an adverb.

Words near cunningly in the dictionary

  1. Cunninghame
  2. Cunninghamhead
  3. cunninghamia
  4. cunninghamias
  5. cunninghams
  6. cunningly
  7. cunningman
  8. cunningmen
  9. cunningness
  10. cunningnesses
  11. cunnings

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