Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
English: craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
Bahasa: penipuan, dalih, muslihat, kecerdikan, kelicikan, tipu daya, tipu muslihat
licikBahasa Indonesia
cunning, slippery, tricky, artful, backstair
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Noun
Planning something carefully and intentionally
English: calculation, deliberation
Bahasa: kira-kiraan
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Adjective
Causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
English: slippery, slippy
Marked by skill in deception
English: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
Bahasa: pintar, munafik, cerdik, licin
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Secret and sly or sordid
English: backstair, backstairs, furtive
Bahasa: lihai
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3 more adjective senses
Characterized by insincerity or deceit, evasive
English: devious, shifty
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Not to be trusted
English: slippery, tricky
Bahasa: licin
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Marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft
English: artful
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Verb
Deceive somebody
English: flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
Bahasa: menipu, tipu, menipiskan
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