cunning

nouns

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
cunning
is a type of (narrower)
the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage
artfulness

adjectives

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
"a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby"
cunning, cute
marked by skill in deception
"cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
showing inventiveness and skill
"a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
clever, cunning, ingenious