furbo
/FOOR-boh/ · adjective
cunning / crafty / sly
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È furbo, quel gatto.
He's a sly one, that cat.
Shrewdness with a wink; cleverness that bends the rules in its own favour. Half admiring, half wary, and a very Italian quality to weigh up in someone.