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crafty

[kraf-tee, krahf-]

adjective

craftier, craftiest 
  1. skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. Obsolete.skillful; ingenious; dexterous.



crafty

/ ˈɑːڳɪ /

adjective

  1. skilled in deception; shrewd; cunning

  2. archaicskilful

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • craftily adverb
  • craftiness noun
  • quasi-craftily adverb
  • quasi-crafty adjective
  • uncraftily adverb
  • uncraftiness noun
  • uncrafty adjective
  • ˈڳپ adverb
  • ˈڳپԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crafty1

before 900; Middle English; Old English æڳپ skilled. See craft, -y 1
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Example Sentences

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But for the most part this typically assured performance was about the hits — crafty, passionate, sometimes profane — on which Green Day’s enduring popularity was built.

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Liz Dawson, “Retreat’s” crafty con artist, switches identities to stay ahead of her misdeeds like a wolf covering its tracks.

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“I was very crafty as a kid, and the pandemic just emphasized that,” she says.

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Her family recalled her love of travel and her artistic and crafty nature.

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While a few bills slipped through the cracks, with Senate Democrats getting crafty in budget appropriations packages that require a simple majority to legislate, McConnell’s party blocked most of the Biden agenda.

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