cunninglyadv.

Brit.

/ˈkʌnɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˈkənɪŋli/

Forms: see cunning adj.

Etymology: -ly suffix².

In a cunning manner.

1. With skill, knowledge, or wisdom; wisely, cleverly, knowingly. Obsolete or archaic.In early quots. often = ‘with good breeding, politely’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adverb]

craftilyeOE

craftlyOE

smeighlyc1200

slylyc1275

quaintlyc1300

wittily1362

cunninglyc1385

subtilelyc1405

knowinglyc1450

industriouslyc1487

ingeniously1548

cleanly1583

intelligently1601

dexterously1605

conceitedly1606

cleverly1654

gnostically1823

comprehendingly1866

brainily1905

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > in a well-mannered way > in a refined or polished manner

cunninglyc1385

refinedly1645

politely1748

urbanely1789

polishedly1889

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Hypsipyle. 1485 Fful cunnyngely these lordes two he grette.

1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle (1859) iv. xxxviii. 63 He salewed hyr goodly, and she welcomed hym ful connyngly, as she wel couthe.

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. v. xii. 275 Hucheown..In-til his gest hystoriale Has tretyd þis mar cunnandly.

c1480 (a1400) St. Theodora 402 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 110 Hyme ful connandly scho gret.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xviii. 212 This barne..That carpys thus conandly.

?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Cvij He hath expowynd connyngly Dyuers poyntes of Cosmogryfy.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 838 Iason carpes to the kyng, conyngly he said.

1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 92 Which thoughts were bewraied by my countenance... Which she cunningly perceiuing [etc.].

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 341 Two wise men..who can Talk cunningly about the ways of man.

2. With skilful art. (Now a literary archaism.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with skill or art > ingeniously

craftilyeOE

wiselya1000

guisily13..

quaintc1300

quaintlyc1300

subtly1340

cunningly?a1400

subtilelyc1405

prettilyc1450

industriouslyc1487

ingeniously1548

clerkly1594

ambidextrously1657

?a1400 Chester Pl. (Shaks. Soc.) I. 114 He so cuninglye this worcke caste.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. vi. f. 31 Chayers and stooles..very coonningely wrowght.

a1674 J. Milton Brief Hist. Moscovia (1682) ii. 27 They shoot wondrous cunningly; their Arrow heads are sharpned Stones.

1836–48 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Clouds i. iv Cunningly-wrought halls.

1883 R. Gower My Reminisc. II. xxi. 52 Inigo Jones..decorated the front of Kirby..in cunningly carved stone.

3. With knowledge employed to conceal facts or designs, or to deceive or circumvent; craftily, artfully. (The current sense.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb]

foxlyc1175

craftilyc1225

craftlyc1225

slylyc1275

fellyc1300

quaintc1300

quaintlyc1325

sleightlyc1330

subtly1340

sly1370

espyinglya1382

wisely1390

wililya1400

wilyc1400

subtilelyc1405

ginnouslya1425

semylyc1440

serpentlya1450

small?c1450

cautelously1477

politicly1477

sleightfullyc1480

artificiously1536

insidiously1545

sleightily1549

artificially1566

cunningly1603

versutely1616

artfully1631

subdolously1638

serpentinely1656

slimlya1680

pawkily1714

politically1764

trickfullyc1790

trickishly1824

leerily1859

dodgily1868

trickily1895

foxily1933

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 48 So cunningly had he vnder the vaile of pietie, shadowed his most execrable treacherie.

1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xxx. 68 The cunninglier to colour their greatest disorders, and robberies.

1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth IV. 201 Women are..cunningly Coy.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xi. 124 Your lash..is apt to..fasten itself cunningly round bits of ice.

1867 E. O. M. Deutsch Lit. Remains (1874) 8 He saw the cunningly-laid trap.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cunningly
释义	cunninglyadv. Brit. /ˈkʌnɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈkənɪŋli/ Forms: see cunning adj. Etymology: -ly suffix². In a cunning manner. 1. With skill, knowledge, or wisdom; wisely, cleverly, knowingly. Obsolete or archaic.In early quots. often = ‘with good breeding, politely’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adverb] craftilyeOE craftlyOE smeighlyc1200 slylyc1275 quaintlyc1300 wittily1362 cunninglyc1385 subtilelyc1405 knowinglyc1450 industriouslyc1487 ingeniously1548 cleanly1583 intelligently1601 dexterously1605 conceitedly1606 cleverly1654 gnostically1823 comprehendingly1866 brainily1905 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > in a well-mannered way > in a refined or polished manner cunninglyc1385 refinedly1645 politely1748 urbanely1789 polishedly1889 c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Hypsipyle. 1485 Fful cunnyngely these lordes two he grette. 1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle (1859) iv. xxxviii. 63 He salewed hyr goodly, and she welcomed hym ful connyngly, as she wel couthe. c1425 Wyntoun Cron. v. xii. 275 Hucheown..In-til his gest hystoriale Has tretyd þis mar cunnandly. c1480 (a1400) St. Theodora 402 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 110 Hyme ful connandly scho gret. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xviii. 212 This barne..That carpys thus conandly. ?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Cvij He hath expowynd connyngly Dyuers poyntes of Cosmogryfy. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 838 Iason carpes to the kyng, conyngly he said. 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 92 Which thoughts were bewraied by my countenance... Which she cunningly perceiuing [etc.]. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 341 Two wise men..who can Talk cunningly about the ways of man. 2. With skilful art. (Now a literary archaism.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with skill or art > ingeniously craftilyeOE wiselya1000 guisily13.. quaintc1300 quaintlyc1300 subtly1340 cunningly?a1400 subtilelyc1405 subtilelyc1405 prettilyc1450 industriouslyc1487 ingeniously1548 clerkly1594 ambidextrously1657 ?a1400 Chester Pl. (Shaks. Soc.) I. 114 He so cuninglye this worcke caste. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. vi. f. 31 Chayers and stooles..very coonningely wrowght. a1674 J. Milton Brief Hist. Moscovia (1682) ii. 27 They shoot wondrous cunningly; their Arrow heads are sharpned Stones. 1836–48 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Clouds i. iv Cunningly-wrought halls. 1883 R. Gower My Reminisc. II. xxi. 52 Inigo Jones..decorated the front of Kirby..in cunningly carved stone. 3. With knowledge employed to conceal facts or designs, or to deceive or circumvent; craftily, artfully. (The current sense.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb] foxlyc1175 craftilyc1225 craftlyc1225 slylyc1275 fellyc1300 quaintc1300 quaintlyc1325 sleightlyc1330 subtly1340 sly1370 espyinglya1382 wisely1390 wililya1400 wilyc1400 subtilelyc1405 ginnouslya1425 semylyc1440 serpentlya1450 small?c1450 cautelously1477 politicly1477 sleightfullyc1480 artificiously1536 insidiously1545 sleightily1549 artificially1566 cunningly1603 versutely1616 artfully1631 subdolously1638 serpentinely1656 slimlya1680 pawkily1714 politically1764 trickfullyc1790 trickishly1824 leerily1859 dodgily1868 trickily1895 foxily1933 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 48 So cunningly had he vnder the vaile of pietie, shadowed his most execrable treacherie. 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xxx. 68 The cunninglier to colour their greatest disorders, and robberies. 1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth IV. 201 Women are..cunningly Coy. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xi. 124 Your lash..is apt to..fasten itself cunningly round bits of ice. 1867 E. O. M. Deutsch Lit. Remains (1874) 8 He saw the cunningly-laid trap. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1385
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