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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
Adjective
[-tier, -tiest] skilled in deception
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"
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"
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
crafty [ˈkrɑːftɪ] adj → rusé(e) → malin/igne, astucieux/euse
crafty [ˈkrɑːftɪ] adj → schlau, clever
crafty [ˈkrɑːftɪ] adj → furbo/a, astuto/a


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A very old Mouse, who had escaped many a trap and snare, observed from a safe distance the trick of his crafty foe and said, "Ah
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But base and crafty cowards, are like the arrow that flieth in the dark.
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Verily, the crafty ego, the loveless one, that seeketh its advantage in the advantage of many--it is not the origin of the herd, but its ruin.
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