craftfuladj.

Brit.

/ˈkrɑːftf(ᵿ)l/,

/ˈkraftf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈkræftf(ə)l/

Forms: see craft n. and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: craft n., -ful suffix.

Etymology: < craft n. + -ful suffix. Compare earlier craftly adj., crafty adj.

Now rare.

1. Characterized by skill or artistry; (of a person) skilful; expert; (of an action, undertaking, etc.) that demonstrates or requires skill.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > displaying or requiring skill

well-doneeOE

craftyOE

craftful?c1335

craftsmanlike1547

skilfulc1595

artist1603

skilled1776

knowing1793

?c1335 [implied in: ?c1335 in W. Heuser Kildare-Gedichte (1904) 157 Þe best clark [emended in ed. to clerk]..Craftfullich makid þis bastun. (at ?c1335 for craftfully adv. at Derivatives)].

c1500 (a1450) De Arte Lacrimandi (Harl.) in Anglia (1909) 32 270 (MED) That craftfull thyng lerned haue I.

1905 Architects' & Builders' Mag. Nov. 52/2 The latter [sc. lights] are of silver bronze and of very craftful workmanship.

1984 Victorian Stud. 27 258/1 George Eliot—a lengthy but also craftful novelist who certainly had a lot to say about women's socialization.

2018 Financial Express (Nexis) 6 May He..was expected to throw some craftful off-spin bowling.

†2. Characterized by cunning or guile; crafty. Obsolete.archaic in quot. 1907.

ΚΠ

1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad vii. 311 With keen desire the craftful Pagan burn'd.

1896 Ishmaelite (Sparta, Georgia) 18 Dec. Samson..allowed himself to be dandled into woeful apostasy by the craftful and unprincipled Delilah.

1907 E. Peple Semiramis vi. 68 Hast thou not beguiled her with thy craftful wiles?

Derivatives

ˈcraftfully adv. (a) in a skilful manner; with skill or artistry; †(b) in a cunning or crafty manner (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb]

craftilyeOE

craftlyOE

hagherlyc1175

hendc1275

craftfully?c1335

taughtlya1382

craftiouslyc1450

handsomely1528

finely1538

skilfully1565

artfully1608

peritely1657

?c1335 in W. Heuser Kildare-Gedichte (1904) 157 Þe best clark [emended in ed. to clerk]..Craftfullich makid þis bastun.

c1480 (a1400) St. Christina 36 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 399 In a wyndo scho lad It by, & it hyd þare ful craftfully.

1909 San Antonio (Texas) Light & Gaz. 28 Nov. 2/7 This gigantic corporation..has craftfully circumvented almost every provision of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

2002 North Adams (Mass.) Transcript 23 Dec. a3/4 I really hate to see anything that's craftfully made being thrown into a landfill.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	craftful
释义	craftfuladj. Brit. /ˈkrɑːftf(ᵿ)l/, /ˈkraftf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈkræftf(ə)l/ Forms: see craft n. and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: craft n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < craft n. + -ful suffix. Compare earlier craftly adj., crafty adj. Now rare. 1. Characterized by skill or artistry; (of a person) skilful; expert; (of an action, undertaking, etc.) that demonstrates or requires skill. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > displaying or requiring skill well-doneeOE craftyOE craftful?c1335 craftsmanlike1547 skilfulc1595 artist1603 skilled1776 knowing1793 ?c1335 [implied in: ?c1335 in W. Heuser Kildare-Gedichte (1904) 157 Þe best clark [emended in ed. to clerk]..Craftfullich makid þis bastun. (at ?c1335 for craftfully adv. at Derivatives)]. c1500 (a1450) De Arte Lacrimandi (Harl.) in Anglia (1909) 32 270 (MED) That craftfull thyng lerned haue I. 1905 Architects' & Builders' Mag. Nov. 52/2 The latter [sc. lights] are of silver bronze and of very craftful workmanship. 1984 Victorian Stud. 27 258/1 George Eliot—a lengthy but also craftful novelist who certainly had a lot to say about women's socialization. 2018 Financial Express (Nexis) 6 May He..was expected to throw some craftful off-spin bowling. †2. Characterized by cunning or guile; crafty. Obsolete.archaic in quot. 1907. ΚΠ 1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad vii. 311 With keen desire the craftful Pagan burn'd. 1896 Ishmaelite (Sparta, Georgia) 18 Dec. Samson..allowed himself to be dandled into woeful apostasy by the craftful and unprincipled Delilah. 1907 E. Peple Semiramis vi. 68 Hast thou not beguiled her with thy craftful wiles? Derivatives ˈcraftfully adv. (a) in a skilful manner; with skill or artistry; †(b) in a cunning or crafty manner (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] craftilyeOE craftlyOE hagherlyc1175 hendc1275 craftfully?c1335 taughtlya1382 craftiouslyc1450 handsomely1528 finely1538 skilfully1565 artfully1608 peritely1657 ?c1335 in W. Heuser Kildare-Gedichte (1904) 157 Þe best clark [emended in ed. to clerk]..Craftfullich makid þis bastun. c1480 (a1400) St. Christina 36 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 399 In a wyndo scho lad It by, & it hyd þare ful craftfully. 1909 San Antonio (Texas) Light & Gaz. 28 Nov. 2/7 This gigantic corporation..has craftfully circumvented almost every provision of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. 2002 North Adams (Mass.) Transcript 23 Dec. a3/4 I really hate to see anything that's craftfully made being thrown into a landfill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?c1335
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