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crafty
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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.

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

crafti·ly adv.
crafti·ness n.

crafty [ˈkrɑːftɪ]
adj craftier, craftiest
1. skilled in deception; shrewd; cunning
2. Archaic skilful
craftily  adv
craftiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.craftycrafty - 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"
artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

crafty
adjective cunning, scheming, sly, devious, knowing, designing, sharp, calculating, subtle, tricky, shrewd, astute, fraudulent, canny, wily, insidious, artful, foxy, deceitful, duplicitous, tricksy, guileful That crafty old devil had taken us all for a ride.
open, simple, frank, innocent, ethical, naive, honest, candid, ingenuous, wet behind the ears, as green as grass
Translations
crafty [ˈkrɑːftɪ] ADJ (craftier (compar) (craftiest (superl)))
1. [person] → astuto, vivo; [action] → hábil
2. [gadget etc] → ingenioso
crafty [ˈkrɑːfti] adj (= cunning) → rusé(e) (= clever) → malin/igne, astucieux/euse
crafty
adj (+er)schlau, clever; he’s a crafty one (inf)er ist ein ganz Schlauer (inf); he’s as crafty as a foxer ist ein schlauer Fuchs; he took a crafty glance at …er riskierte einen verstohlenen Blick auf (+acc)
crafty [ˈkrɑːftɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → furbo/a, astuto/a; (action) → abile
crafty [ˈkrɑːftɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → furbo/a, astuto/a; (action) → abile


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