The Only Use of
cunning
in
The Outsiders
- "It ain't fair that we have all the rough breaks!" I didn't know exactly what I meant, but I was thinking about Johnny's father being a drunk and ... and Dally--wild, cunning Dally--turning into a hoodlum because he'd die if he didn't, and...
p. 43.5cunning = clever and deceptive
Definitions:
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(1)
(cunning as in: a cunning thief) being good at achieving goals through cleverness -- and typically through deception as well (tricking others)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) At one time, cunning was also used as a synonym for cute.