Accidental raising the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone.
Having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing.
Intelligent, smart and capable of taking advantage of a situation.
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Examples for "cunning "
Examples for "cunning "
1 This demands quite a bit of hard work, not to say cunning .
2 Perhaps, by sheer nerve and animal cunning , you'll survive for a year.
3 There was no cunning in the speech: it was the simple truth.
4 Money and power and privilege run the Beautiful Game - and cunning .
5 Though cunning in many ways, the opossum is singularly simple in others.
1 A slanted but shrewd look at another side of today's refugee crisis.
2 The Congolese attacking midfielder was a shrewd acquisition from Free State Stars.
3 But shrewd observers agree he remains the most likely victor in November.
4 Jesu, he knows how to provoke.' He gave me a shrewd look.
5 Frodo said nothing: the shrewd guesses of the farmer were rather disconcerting.
1 She must be the sly one, all right, with that innocent look.
2 Like you. A sly look my way, as if expecting a response.
3 The sly approaches, the astute negotiations, the lying and the circumventing .
4 That maid said she bought it on the sly all the time.
5 But I will remember him for his sly , cheeky sense of humour.
1 However, the objective of any astute business person is to make money.
2 Respect the decision of astute young trainer James Cummings to press on.
3 Instead, a torture far more astute than physical pain had been applied.
4 The sly approaches, the astute negotiations, the lying and the circumventing .
5 Though he, an astute student of history, at least respected the past.
Другие значения термина "sharp" 1 The new measures follow a sharp increase in cases in recent days.
2 Hard; sheep or goat; blue-veined; sharp ; tangy; from Tigne Valley in Savoy.
3 Semisoft; white; creamy; sharp ; historic since the time of the Merovingian kings.
4 Late yesterday, the recent sharp volatility of the New York market continued.
5 Local media have reported sharp divisions within the government on the issue.
6 Britain is seeing a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases.
7 The criticism from western Europe has provoked a sharp response from Kiev.
8 China has seen a sharp drop in the number of new infections.
9 I was able to say a number of sharp and true things.
10 Musically they're still working the short, sharp , shock template to great effect.
11 I was sharp ; I was tough; I was good at my job.
12 Economic collapse will provoke sharp differences between parties and dramatic government action.
13 Gray Team needs to be sharp and ready as soon as possible.
14 On the UK market, a number of trading updates triggered sharp falls.
15 Its weaving border, clear and sharp , curved away to right and left.
16 The ratification of the treaty brought on some sharp debates in Congress.
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