ardil — meaning in English

English meaning

• cunning adjective Clever in a sly or deceptive way, skilled at getting what you want through trickery.
• ruse noun A clever trick or scheme meant to deceive someone.
• shtick noun A repeated, characteristic routine or gimmick used to attract attention or amuse an audience.

Senses

ardil 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.
• ruse (countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
• shtick A gimmick.

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.

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