πανοῦργος
Alt. πα^ν-οῦργος, ον,
Etym. Ε῎ργω
I. "ready to do anything wicked, knavish, villanous", Aesch., etc.:—as Subst. "a knave, rogue, villain", Eur., Ar.; τὰ π. "the knavish sort", Soph.; but also = πανουργία, id=Soph.:—comp. -ότερος, Sup. -ότατος, Ar.
2. adv. -γως, Sup. -ότατα, id=Ar.
II. in a less positively bad sense, "cunning, crafty, clever, smart", Plat., etc.