crafty (redirected from craftier)

craft·y  (krft)

adj. craft·i·er, craft·i·est

1. Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception.

2. Chiefly British Skillful; dexterous.

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[Middle English, from Old English cræftig, strong, skillful, from cræft, skill.]

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crafti·ly adv.

crafti·ness n.

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crafty

Adjective

[-tier, -tiest] skilled in deception

craftily adv
craftiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

crafty - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, wily, cunning, dodgy, tricky, slick artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

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crafty

adjective cunning, scheming, sly, devious, knowing, designing, sharp, calculating, subtle, tricky, shrewd, astute, fraudulent, canny, wily, insidious, artful, foxy, deceitful, duplicitous, tricksy, guileful << OPPOSITE open

Translations

crafty [ˈkrɑːftɪ] adj → astuto

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crafty [ˈkrɑːftɪ] adj → rusé(e) → malin/igne, astucieux/euse

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crafty [ˈkrɑːftɪ] adj → schlau, clever

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crafty [ˈkrɑːftɪ] adj → furbo/a, astuto/a