crafty

[ kraf-tee, krahf- ]

/ ˈkræf ti, ˈkrɑf- /

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adjective, craft·i·er, craft·i·est.

skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.

Obsolete. skillful; ingenious; dexterous.

Origin of crafty

before 900; Middle English; Old English cræftig skilled. See craft, -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR crafty

1 wily, tricky, designing, scheming.

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OTHER WORDS FROM crafty

craft·i·ly, adverb craft·i·ness, noun qua·si-craft·i·ly, adverb qua·si-craft·y, adjective

un·craft·i·ly, adverb un·craft·i·ness, noun un·craft·y, adjective

Words nearby crafty

craftsman, craftspeople, craftsperson, craftswoman, craftwork, crafty, crag, craggy, cragsman, craic, craig

Example sentences from the Web for craftily

The revelation has been a massive (and craftily orchestrated) PR coup for the city of Leicester.

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The story is craftily arranged, seducing viewers just as thoroughly as the central character himself.

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Jimmie craftily thrust a foot in, so that the door could not be closed.

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He might have fallen into some craftily arranged ambush on the road.

The Search Party |G. A. Birmingham

"Nay, a small affair of consultation which it shall be richly worth your while to advise upon," answered the other, craftily.

The Incendiary |W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
He was a plotter; he went about to slay Godfrey Ablewhite as coldly and craftily as the Indians did.

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His eyes leaped from point to point, as Harrigan's had craftily flitted.

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British Dictionary definitions for craftily

crafty

/ (ˈkrɑːftɪ) /

adjective craftier or craftiest

skilled in deception; shrewd; cunning

archaic skilful

Derived forms of crafty

craftily, adverb craftiness, noun

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crafty

adjective, craft·i·er, craft·i·est.

Origin of crafty

SYNONYMS FOR crafty

OTHER WORDS FROM crafty

Words nearby crafty

Example sentences from the Web for craftily

British Dictionary definitions for craftily

adjective craftier or craftiest

Derived forms of crafty

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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crafty

adjective, craft·i·er, craft·i·est.

Origin of crafty

SYNONYMS FOR crafty

OTHER WORDS FROM crafty

Words nearby crafty

Words related to craftily

Example sentences from the Web for craftily

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adjective craftier or craftiest

Derived forms of crafty

British Dictionary definitions for craftily