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uncunning

uncunning adjective: not cunning or crafty.

Adjective

uncunning (comparative more uncunning, superlative most uncunning)

  1. Not cunning or crafty.
  2. (obsolete) Ignorant; lacking knowledge.

Forms of uncunning

comparativemore uncunning
superlativemost uncunning

Origin of uncunning

From Middle English unconnyng; equivalent to un- + cunning.

Words formed from uncunning

Questions about uncunning

What does uncunning mean?
Uncunning means not cunning or crafty.
What part of speech is uncunning?
Uncunning is an adjective.

Words near uncunning in the dictionary

  1. uncumbered
  2. uncumbering
  3. uncumbers
  4. uncumbersome
  5. uncumbrous
  6. uncunning
  7. uncunningly
  8. uncunt
  9. uncunted
  10. uncunting
  11. uncunts

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