πονηριά — meaning in English

English meaning

• cunning adjective Clever in a sly or deceptive way, skilled at getting what you want through trickery.
• wile noun A crafty trick used to deceive or persuade someone.

Senses

πονηριά is used for these senses in English:

• cunning The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
• wile (usually, in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice

cunning — full definition

1. adjective Clever in a sly or deceptive way, skilled at getting what you want through trickery.
2. noun Skill in deceiving or manipulating others; craftiness.

wile — full definition

1. noun A crafty trick used to deceive or persuade someone.
2. verb To lure or charm someone through cunning or trickery.

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