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Meanings of more cunning in English

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Usage of more cunning in English
1
I wonder whether Chelsea might need a bit more cunning and craft.
The Guardian
2
The instrument is very valuable; and he looked more cunning than ever.
Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space
3
But his instincts told him this animal was larger and more cunning.
Big sky standoff
4
Men in general have grown more prudent, more cunning, from long experience.
All Saints' Day and Other Sermons
5
Nay, he can be more cunning with the demands of the time.
Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood
6
I give him credit for more cunning, and with reason, I think.
The Light That Lures
7
I was stronger and quicker, but he was more cunning and deceitful.
Private Sector
8
Yet he did not look mad, only rather more cunning than usual.
Allan and the Holy Flower
9
Her work was to tend a creature smaller, but infinitely more cunning.
The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories
10
None is stronger, or more cunning, or more handsome, or more feared.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
11
Machiavelli is older than the Magician, infinitely more dangerous and certainly more cunning.
The Magician
12
The more difficult the netting, the more cunning the rascal .
A Splendid Hazard
13
Ethel always was the more cunning and the more spiteful of the two.'
Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Successful Marriages
14
The males are more savage, the females more cunning and agile.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
15
His arguments grew more cunning, more philosophical, but Desire remained unconvinced.
The Sandman Book of Dreams
16
But I would think Satan would be more cunning than illogical.
Speaks the Nightbird
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