craftyn.

Brit.

/ˈkrɑːfti/,

/ˈkrafti/, U.S.

/ˈkræfti/

Forms: early Old English cræfgan (accusative plural, perhaps transmission error), Old English craeftg- (Northumbrian, inflected form), Old English cræfca (rare), Old English cræfcea (rare), Old English cræfeca (rare), Old English cræfica (rare), Old English cræftega, Old English cræftga, Old English cræftge (plural, rare), Old English cræftica, Old English cræftiga, Old English cræftyca (rare), Old English kræftg- (Mercian, inflected form), Old English kreftg- (Mercian, inflected form), Old English–early Middle English cræftca, Old English–early Middle English cræftig (rare), early Middle English cræfteȝen (plural), late Middle English 1600s– crafty, 1500s craftye.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: crafty adj.

Etymology: < crafty adj. Compare Old English cræfta craftsman, skilled worker (apparently representing a weak masculine agent noun derivative < craft v.).In Old English usually a weak masculine noun (cræftiga ), but sometimes with the inflections of a strong adjective (e.g. genitive plural cræftigra ). With the apparent development of an affricate in some of the Old English and Middle English forms (compare e.g. cræftca, cræfca, cræfcea) compare discussion at fetch v. Re-formed (in sense 2) in the 16th cent.

†1. A person who is skilled in a particular occupation or activity; esp. a skilled worker in a manual or technical craft; a craftsman. Obsolete.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker > skilled worker or craftsman

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craftyeOE

craftimanOE

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Daedal?1614

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toolsman1821

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tradie1912

craftspersona1917

eOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Otho) (2009) I. xxix. 520 Swa swa ælc cræftega ðencð & mearcað his weorc [L. artifex faciendae rei formam mente praecipiens] on his mode ær ær he hit wyrce.

OE Andreas (1932) 1633 Þa se modiga het, cyninges cræftiga, ciricean getimbran.

c1175 ( Homily: Hist. Holy Rood-tree (Bodl. 343) (1894) 22 Ða ferden þa yldestan cræfteȝen binnon ðone wurttun..& ðæt treow ametæn.

c1425 tr. J. Arderne Treat. Fistula (Sloane 277) (1910) 23 (MED) Therfor be þe lech witty in þis wirchyng..and þerfor it by houeþ a crafty to be wise and slyȝe wele ymagynyng subtile þings.

2. With the and plural agreement.

a. People who are cunning, deceitful, or wily considered as a class. Cf. crafty adj. 3a.

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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > cunning person > collectively

slies1297

crafty1558

1558 T. Paynell tr. C. Tunstall Certaine Godly & Deuout Prayers sig. Bvi^v O benign trinitie, graunt vnto y^e proud the contempt of honors, and true humilitie..to vayne men and lyers, y^e words of truth, to the craftye and deceitfull, simplicitie of manners.

1656 W. Montagu tr. J. Du Bosc Accomplish'd Woman 81 The crafty are subject to do that by malice, which the silly do by misfortune.

1848 Bankers' Mag. July 417 Crowds of individuals of every description—the credulous and the suspicious, the crafty and the bold, the raw and the experienced.

2018 Philippines Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 22 Dec. The immense power and wealth that public office offers to the crafty and crooked.

b. People who practise handicrafts considered as a class; those who have an interest in or aptitude for craft or other creative activities. Cf. crafty adj. 4b.

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1989 Hobart Mercury (Nexis) 31 Oct. The craft-supply business has already experienced one Christmas rush—hundreds of busy hands are making Christmas gifts. And there will be another rush when the friends of the crafty do their Christmas shopping.

2017 Metro (Scotl. ed.) (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Features section) 49 A series of eye-popping light sculptures and installations by world-renowned artists. But don't think that it's just something for the arty and crafty.

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

craftyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkrɑːfti/,

/ˈkrafti/, U.S.

/ˈkræfti/

Forms:

α. Old English cræftc- (inflected form), Old English cræfteg- (inflected form), Old English cræftg- (inflected form), Old English cræftic- (inflected form), Old English cræftig, late Old English creftig, early Middle English craftiȝ- (inflected form), early Middle English cræfti- (inflected form), Middle English crafte, Middle English crafteer (comparative), Middle English crafter (comparative), Middle English craftes (superlative), Middle English craftest (superlative), Middle English crefti, Middle English crefty, Middle English–1500s crafti, Middle English–1500s krafty, Middle English–1600s craftie, Middle English–1600s craftye, Middle English– crafty, 1500s chrafty, 1500s craffti, 1500s craffty, 1500s crafftye, 1500s kraftye, 1600s crafftie; also Scottish pre-1700 craiftie.

β. Middle English carfti, Middle English carfty.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Frisian kreftich , Old Dutch creftih (Middle Dutch crachtich , crachtig , Dutch krachtig ), Old Saxon kraftag , kraftig (Middle Low German kreftich , kraftich , krachtich , krechtich ), Old High German kreftig , chreftig (Middle High German kreftic , German kräftig ), Old Icelandic krǫptugr , Old Swedish kraptogher (Swedish kraftig ), Old Danish craftigh , craftugh (Danish kraftig ), all in the sense ‘strong, powerful’ < the Germanic base of craft n. + the Germanic base of -y suffix¹.With the semantic development compare craft n. and the discussion at that entry. The inherited sense ‘strong, powerful’ is significantly less frequent than the other senses already in Old English, but is still clearly represented in poetic compounds (e.g. ēacencræftig endued with great power or strength, eallcræftig all-powerful). As with the noun, the other, later senses denoting skill, cunning, etc. appear to be characteristically English developments. Use with reference to deception or trickery (compare sense 3) is attested in Old English in the genitive phrase fācnes cræftig well versed in treachery (see quot. OE at sense 3a and compare faken n.) and the compound searucræftig skilful, cunning (compare use of the noun in Old English in the corresponding sense craft n. 7a); compare also the frequency in Old English of compounds that refer to knowledge or practice of magic (with strongly negative connotations), as drȳcræftig , dysigcræftig , etc. (compare craft n. 8). The β. forms may show metathesis.

†1. Strong, powerful, mighty. Obsolete.

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society > authority > power > [adjective]

mightyeOE

craftyeOE

richeOE

strongeOE

wieldeOE

mainstrongOE

mightOE

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mightfullOE

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swayful1767

reverend1826

oomphy1955

kick-ass1977

eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) i. x. 30 Þa swa earme wif & swa elðeodge hæfdon gegan þone cræftgestan dæl & þa hwatestan men ealles þises middangeardes.

OE Beowulf (2008) 1466 Ne gemunde mago Ecglafes, eafoþes cræftig, þæt he ær gespræc.., þa he þæs wæpnes onlah selran sweordfrecan.

?a1300 Thrush & Nightingale (Digby) l. 44 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 102 In þe world nes non so crafti mon, Ne non so riche of londe.

a. Skilled, skilful; capable, ingenious, or expert in a specified field or activity. In early use sometimes: †learned, scholarly (obsolete) (cf. craft n. 4). Now rare (chiefly British regional in later use).

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

craftlyOE

craftyOE

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fertile-brained1894

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] > knowing about, familiar with

craftyOE

slyc1175

coutha1225

well acquainteda1250

privyc1300

cunningc1325

well-groundeda1438

acquainted?a1439

familiar1509

at home1531

overseen1533

intelligent1546

long-experienced1567

conversant1573

skilful1596

accomplished1603

frequent1609

well (better, best) verseda1610

understanding1612

sound1615

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technical1617

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on intimate habits1809

special1830

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pre-acquainted1907

sophisticated1952

OE Blickling Homilies 49 Æghwylcum men is beboden þe on ænigum þingum cræftig sy, oþþe on maran wisdome oþþe on læssan.

OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Cambr. Univ. Libr.) v. xix. 468 Se arwurða abbud..sende him cræftige wyrhtan stænene cyricean to timbrianne.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 11423 Þat wæs a crafti weorc-mon.

1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) l. 85 After the scole of the crafty clerk, Galfryd of ynglond.

1568 H. Charteris Pref. Lyndesay's Wks. in J. A. H. Murray Minor Poems D. Lyndesay (1871) 4* His fairsis and publict playis, quhairin he was verray craftie & excellent.

1789 tr. G. F. Magné De Marolles Ess. Shooting xvi. 227 It is very difficult to prevent the most crafty and best-trained dog, from pursuing hares.

1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd iv. 382 His crafty hands are busy, and the harp is murmuring yet.

1990 L. Todd Words Apart 52 Well done, child! You're as crafty as a bee.

b. Of a thing, an action, etc.: characterized by or indicative of skill, expertise, or ingenuity; requiring or demonstrating this; (of an object, piece of work, etc.) skilfully made or done; showing craftsmanship. Now rare (chiefly British regional in later use).

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

well-doneeOE

craftyOE

craftful?c1335

craftsmanlike1547

skilfulc1595

artist1603

skilled1776

knowing1793

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having practical, operative, or constructive skill > skilfully made or wrought

craftyOE

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well-arted?1611

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OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) ii. iii. 120 Nu wille we ure spræce awendan to þam iungum munecum þe heora cildhad habbað abisgod on cræftigum bocum.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5164 Þer-vfenen he makede scid wal wunder ane cræftie [c1300 Otho crafti].

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1697 William..hire þonked..of hire crafty cunsayl & kindliche hire bi-souȝt..winne hem tvo skinnes.

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale (Ellesmere) (1875) l. 1253 This disciplyne, and this crafty [c1415 Lansd. crafte] science.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 3665 A foure hundreth postis, With crafti coronals & clene.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. ccxlvii^v The crafty Poesye of excellent virgyll.

1568 H. Charteris Pref. Lyndesay's Wks. in J. A. H. Murray Minor Poems D. Lyndesay (1871) 3* Besydis the plesand and delectabill versis, besydis the craftie and ingenious poeticall inuentionis.

1836 C. Richardson New Dict. Eng. Lang. I. at Hand Crafty work done by hand; manufacture.

1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 28/1 It wez a crafty job an all.

a. Skilled at deception, trickery, or scheming; characterized by ingenuity in achieving a desired end or gaining an advantage over others; cunning, wily, devious; (also with more positive connotations) shrewd, astute.In quot. OE perhaps simply a contextual use of sense 2a; see further the etymological note.In some contexts difficult to distinguish from sense 2a.

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

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craftyOE

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OE Whale 24 Þonne gefeleð facnes cræftig þæt him þa ferend on fæste wuniaþ.

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale (Ellesmere) (1875) l. 655 Syn that he is so crafty and so sly.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Cor. xii. 16 I was crafty, and toke you with gile.

1656 B. Harris tr. J. N. de Parival Hist. Iron Age ii. i. iii. 169 Where, the most crafty Cheats, are held the best Politicians.

1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. v. xxxviii. 272 The weak would..be at the mercy of the strong and the ignorant of the crafty.

1858 C. M. Yonge Cameos xlv, in Monthly Packet Mar. 230 The dispossessed male heir, Robert d'Artois, grew to man's estate, crafty, courtly, ambitious, and unscrupulous.

1937 Daily Mail 3 Feb. 18/3 He's a crafty old devil. I'll have to be careful.

1958 Canberra Times 6 Oct. 12/5 Gimeno..is a crafty player varying pace and spin and placing the ball accurately to all parts of the court.

2018 M. Khan I am Thunder xliii. 265 The crafty scumbag must have transferred everything to a safehold.

b. Of a thing: characterized by cunning or deviousness; (of a scheme, action, etc.) designed or used to bring about a desired end, esp. by deception or trickery. Also: suggestive or indicative of cunning.

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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > specifically of actions, qualities, etc.

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c1225 (?c1200) St. Juliana (Bodl.) l. 304 Wite me wið his [sc. the devil's] crefti crokes.

c1450 Speculum Christiani (Harl. 6580) (1933) 32 (MED) Thre kyndes ther be of lesynges: On noyande and a-nother crafty [L. officiosum], the therde of myrth.

1512 Act 4 Henry VIII c. 17 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 67 Feyned suggestions & crafty Sutys unto his Grace made.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. i. 53 Nay, you may thinke my loue was craftie loue, And call it cunning.

a1720 W. Sewel Hist. Quakers (1722) x. 596 This crafty trick.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 710 Had not his crafty schemes been disconcerted.

1931 Daily Mail 25 Nov. 7/4 The crafty look in his eyes would have condemned the most saintly countenance.

2014 Western Morning News (Nexis) 6 July 12 The energy companies are in to all kinds of crafty dealing to make us pay over and above the actual costs of our energy.

c. Chiefly British (colloquial). Of an activity, etc.: characterized by stealth or secrecy; undertaken or done furtively or surreptitiously.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective] > accomplished by stealth

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crafty1946

1946 Somerset County Herald 13 Apr. 5/3 ‘I was just going down for a “crafty” pint’, said Flight Sergt. Anthony Raymond Luffman, R.A.F...when summoned for cycling without lights.

1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock iii. 44 I'm going out for a crafty smoke; anyone coming?

2015 Express (Nexis) 21 July 8 A husband who promised his wife he had quit smoking was found out when she spotted him having a crafty drag..on Google's Streetview.

a. Characteristic of the work done by or under the auspices of the Arts and Crafts Movement (see arts and crafts n.); having the appearance of being handmade (often depreciative, with connotations of contrived rusticity or quaintness).Frequently in collocation with arty; see arty-and-crafty adj. and arty-crafty adj.

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1922 S. V. Benét Young People's Pride i. 4 As regards anything Arty or Crafty his attitude is merely appreciative.

1970 Irish Times 12 Dec. 6/2 Here you will find homespun and crochet clothes which are neither arty, or crafty or quaint.

2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 Oct. ix. 13/1 Some Deco furniture is a bit cold, and this [fringe] gives it a down-home crafty feel.

b. Of or relating to handicrafts; having an interest in or aptitude for creative activities.

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1972 Janesville (Wisconsin) Gaz. 12 Apr. 25/3 Sewing, reading and oil painting, or ‘any type of crafty project’, are her hobbies.

2013 K. Smith Makery 7/1 Like many other crafty types, I can turn my hand to most creative techniques.

Compounds

† crafty-headed adj. Obsolete shrewd; cunning; scheming.

ΚΠ

1589 J. Merbury 27 Sept. in State Papers Ireland Elizabeth I (P.R.O.: SP 63/146) f. 177 Walter Ny Mully exceeding poore but craftie headed & bould.

1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse vii. sig. K3^v They are..crafty headed, constant in their determination, fixing their eies vsually on the earth.

1898 W. O'Brien Queen of Men ii. 20 Men..ever hesitating whether it were better to stake lands and life upon one desperate dash for freedom, or to loose them by the slower torments plied by greedy and crafty-headed officials.

† crafty-sick adj. Obsolete feigning illness for a particular reason.Later use may be in allusion to Shakespeare.

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1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 Induct. 37 When Hot-spurs father old Northumberland Lies crafty sicke.

1894 Cosmopolitan May 79/1 General James H. Lane..was absent—non-committal—crafty-sick.

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

单词	crafty
释义	craftyn. Brit. /ˈkrɑːfti/, /ˈkrafti/, U.S. /ˈkræfti/ Forms: early Old English cræfgan (accusative plural, perhaps transmission error), Old English craeftg- (Northumbrian, inflected form), Old English cræfca (rare), Old English cræfcea (rare), Old English cræfeca (rare), Old English cræfica (rare), Old English cræftega, Old English cræftga, Old English cræftge (plural, rare), Old English cræftica, Old English cræftiga, Old English cræftyca (rare), Old English kræftg- (Mercian, inflected form), Old English kreftg- (Mercian, inflected form), Old English–early Middle English cræftca, Old English–early Middle English cræftig (rare), early Middle English cræfteȝen (plural), late Middle English 1600s– crafty, 1500s craftye. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: crafty adj. Etymology: < crafty adj. Compare Old English cræfta craftsman, skilled worker (apparently representing a weak masculine agent noun derivative < craft v.).In Old English usually a weak masculine noun (cræftiga ), but sometimes with the inflections of a strong adjective (e.g. genitive plural cræftigra ). With the apparent development of an affricate in some of the Old English and Middle English forms (compare e.g. cræftca, cræfca, cræfcea) compare discussion at fetch v. Re-formed (in sense 2) in the 16th cent. †1. A person who is skilled in a particular occupation or activity; esp. a skilled worker in a manual or technical craft; a craftsman. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker > skilled worker or craftsman wright?a695 craftyeOE craftimanOE craftmanc1275 wroughtc1275 master-mana1325 mister mana1325 craftsmana1382 man of craft1389 artificera1393 handcraftman?c1480 handcraftsman1485 mechanic1509 handcrafta1525 handicraftsman1530 artisana1538 handicraftmana1544 handicraft1547 artsman1551 artist1563 mechanician1570 tradesmana1591 mechanical1600 mechanist1606 Daedal?1614 blue apron1629 Daedalus1631 crafter1643 fitter1648 mystery-man1671 toolsman1821 fundi1860 tradie1912 craftspersona1917 eOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Otho) (2009) I. xxix. 520 Swa swa ælc cræftega ðencð & mearcað his weorc [L. artifex faciendae rei formam mente praecipiens] on his mode ær ær he hit wyrce. OE Andreas (1932) 1633 Þa se modiga het, cyninges cræftiga, ciricean getimbran. c1175 ( Homily: Hist. Holy Rood-tree (Bodl. 343) (1894) 22 Ða ferden þa yldestan cræfteȝen binnon ðone wurttun..& ðæt treow ametæn. c1425 tr. J. Arderne Treat. Fistula (Sloane 277) (1910) 23 (MED) Therfor be þe lech witty in þis wirchyng..and þerfor it by houeþ a crafty to be wise and slyȝe wele ymagynyng subtile þings. 2. With the and plural agreement. a. People who are cunning, deceitful, or wily considered as a class. Cf. crafty adj. 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > cunning person > collectively slies1297 crafty1558 1558 T. Paynell tr. C. Tunstall Certaine Godly & Deuout Prayers sig. Bvi^v O benign trinitie, graunt vnto y^e proud the contempt of honors, and true humilitie..to vayne men and lyers, y^e words of truth, to the craftye and deceitfull, simplicitie of manners. 1656 W. Montagu tr. J. Du Bosc Accomplish'd Woman 81 The crafty are subject to do that by malice, which the silly do by misfortune. 1848 Bankers' Mag. July 417 Crowds of individuals of every description—the credulous and the suspicious, the crafty and the bold, the raw and the experienced. 2018 Philippines Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 22 Dec. The immense power and wealth that public office offers to the crafty and crooked. b. People who practise handicrafts considered as a class; those who have an interest in or aptitude for craft or other creative activities. Cf. crafty adj. 4b. ΚΠ 1989 Hobart Mercury (Nexis) 31 Oct. The craft-supply business has already experienced one Christmas rush—hundreds of busy hands are making Christmas gifts. And there will be another rush when the friends of the crafty do their Christmas shopping. 2017 Metro (Scotl. ed.) (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Features section) 49 A series of eye-popping light sculptures and installations by world-renowned artists. But don't think that it's just something for the arty and crafty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). craftyadj. Brit. /ˈkrɑːfti/, /ˈkrafti/, U.S. /ˈkræfti/ Forms: α. Old English cræftc- (inflected form), Old English cræfteg- (inflected form), Old English cræftg- (inflected form), Old English cræftic- (inflected form), Old English cræftig, late Old English creftig, early Middle English craftiȝ- (inflected form), early Middle English cræfti- (inflected form), Middle English crafte, Middle English crafteer (comparative), Middle English crafter (comparative), Middle English craftes (superlative), Middle English craftest (superlative), Middle English crefti, Middle English crefty, Middle English–1500s crafti, Middle English–1500s krafty, Middle English–1600s craftie, Middle English–1600s craftye, Middle English– crafty, 1500s chrafty, 1500s craffti, 1500s craffty, 1500s crafftye, 1500s kraftye, 1600s crafftie; also Scottish pre-1700 craiftie. β. Middle English carfti, Middle English carfty. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Frisian kreftich , Old Dutch creftih (Middle Dutch crachtich , crachtig , Dutch krachtig ), Old Saxon kraftag , kraftig (Middle Low German kreftich , kraftich , krachtich , krechtich ), Old High German kreftig , chreftig (Middle High German kreftic , German kräftig ), Old Icelandic krǫptugr , Old Swedish kraptogher (Swedish kraftig ), Old Danish craftigh , craftugh (Danish kraftig ), all in the sense ‘strong, powerful’ < the Germanic base of craft n. + the Germanic base of -y suffix¹.With the semantic development compare craft n. and the discussion at that entry. The inherited sense ‘strong, powerful’ is significantly less frequent than the other senses already in Old English, but is still clearly represented in poetic compounds (e.g. ēacencræftig endued with great power or strength, eallcræftig all-powerful). As with the noun, the other, later senses denoting skill, cunning, etc. appear to be characteristically English developments. Use with reference to deception or trickery (compare sense 3) is attested in Old English in the genitive phrase fācnes cræftig well versed in treachery (see quot. OE at sense 3a and compare faken n.) and the compound searucræftig skilful, cunning (compare use of the noun in Old English in the corresponding sense craft n. 7a); compare also the frequency in Old English of compounds that refer to knowledge or practice of magic (with strongly negative connotations), as drȳcræftig , dysigcræftig , etc. (compare craft n. 8). The β. forms may show metathesis. †1. Strong, powerful, mighty. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [adjective] mightyeOE craftyeOE richeOE strongeOE wieldeOE mainstrongOE mightOE keena1000 mightfullOE mainfulc1225 reighc1225 starkc1275 boldc1300 fort13.. mightandc1350 strengthya1382 mightifula1400 bigc1400 powerfulc1450 puissant?c1450 mananta1500 mighteousa1500 potenta1500 potential?c1500 vailing1508 forcible1555 potentate1556 swingeing1567 powerable1580 strong-handed1598 strengthful1604 hogen mogen1648 powerlike1657 pollent1660 hogana1672 swayful1767 reverend1826 oomphy1955 kick-ass1977 eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) i. x. 30 Þa swa earme wif & swa elðeodge hæfdon gegan þone cræftgestan dæl & þa hwatestan men ealles þises middangeardes. OE Beowulf (2008) 1466 Ne gemunde mago Ecglafes, eafoþes cræftig, þæt he ær gespræc.., þa he þæs wæpnes onlah selran sweordfrecan. ?a1300 Thrush & Nightingale (Digby) l. 44 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 102 In þe world nes non so crafti mon, Ne non so riche of londe. 2. a. Skilled, skilful; capable, ingenious, or expert in a specified field or activity. In early use sometimes: †learned, scholarly (obsolete) (cf. craft n. 4). Now rare (chiefly British regional in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > ingenious craftlyOE craftyOE quainta1250 enginefulc1400 maliciousc1425 industriousc1487 curious1489 ingenious1576 daedal1590 Daedalian1607 fertile-headed1632 knacky1710 supple1710 tricksome1821 tactical1883 tricky1887 fertile-brained1894 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] > knowing about, familiar with craftyOE slyc1175 coutha1225 well acquainteda1250 privyc1300 cunningc1325 well-groundeda1438 acquainted?a1439 familiar1509 at home1531 overseen1533 intelligent1546 long-experienced1567 conversant1573 skilful1596 accomplished1603 frequent1609 well (better, best) verseda1610 understanding1612 sound1615 studieda1616 technical1617 versed1622 conversing1724 versant1787 on intimate habits1809 special1830 inquainted1849 pre-acquainted1907 sophisticated1952 OE Blickling Homilies 49 Æghwylcum men is beboden þe on ænigum þingum cræftig sy, oþþe on maran wisdome oþþe on læssan. OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Cambr. Univ. Libr.) v. xix. 468 Se arwurða abbud..sende him cræftige wyrhtan stænene cyricean to timbrianne. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 11423 Þat wæs a crafti weorc-mon. 1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) l. 85 After the scole of the crafty clerk, Galfryd of ynglond. 1568 H. Charteris Pref. Lyndesay's Wks. in J. A. H. Murray Minor Poems D. Lyndesay (1871) 4* His fairsis and publict playis, quhairin he was verray craftie & excellent. 1789 tr. G. F. Magné De Marolles Ess. Shooting xvi. 227 It is very difficult to prevent the most crafty and best-trained dog, from pursuing hares. 1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd iv. 382 His crafty hands are busy, and the harp is murmuring yet. 1990 L. Todd Words Apart 52 Well done, child! You're as crafty as a bee. b. Of a thing, an action, etc.: characterized by or indicative of skill, expertise, or ingenuity; requiring or demonstrating this; (of an object, piece of work, etc.) skilfully made or done; showing craftsmanship. Now rare (chiefly British regional in later use). 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 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having practical, operative, or constructive skill > skilfully made or wrought craftyOE well-wrought?c1225 broidenc1230 quaintc1300 craftily?c1335 craftiousc1400 hagherc1400 well-madec1475 artificial1490 well-framed1532 well-fashioned1542 crafted?1548 well-laboured1550 finished1582 well built1605 well-arted?1611 composeda1616 technical1656 affabrous1755 well-worked1865 technic1877 well-crafted1926 OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) ii. iii. 120 Nu wille we ure spræce awendan to þam iungum munecum þe heora cildhad habbað abisgod on cræftigum bocum. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5164 Þer-vfenen he makede scid wal wunder ane cræftie [c1300 Otho crafti]. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1697 William..hire þonked..of hire crafty cunsayl & kindliche hire bi-souȝt..winne hem tvo skinnes. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale (Ellesmere) (1875) l. 1253 This disciplyne, and this crafty [c1415 Lansd. crafte] science. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 3665 A foure hundreth postis, With crafti coronals & clene. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. ccxlvii^v The crafty Poesye of excellent virgyll. 1568 H. Charteris Pref. Lyndesay's Wks. in J. A. H. Murray Minor Poems D. Lyndesay (1871) 3* Besydis the plesand and delectabill versis, besydis the craftie and ingenious poeticall inuentionis. 1836 C. Richardson New Dict. Eng. Lang. I. at Hand Crafty work done by hand; manufacture. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 28/1 It wez a crafty job an all. 3. a. Skilled at deception, trickery, or scheming; characterized by ingenuity in achieving a desired end or gaining an advantage over others; cunning, wily, devious; (also with more positive connotations) shrewd, astute.In quot. OE perhaps simply a contextual use of sense 2a; see further the etymological note.In some contexts difficult to distinguish from sense 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] warec888 craftyOE hinderyeapc1000 yepec1000 foxc1175 slya1200 hinderc1200 quaint?c1225 wrenchfulc1225 wiltfula1250 wilyc1330 subtle1340 cautelous138. sleightful1380 subtile1387 enginousa1393 wilfula1400 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 serpentinec1422 ginnousa1425 wittya1425 semyc1440 artificial?a1475 sleight1495 slapea1500 shrewdc1525 craftly1526 foxy1528 gleering?1533 foxish1535 insidious1545 vafrous1548 wily beguile1550 wilely1556 fine1559 todly1571 practic1585 subdolous1588 captious1590 witryff1598 cautel1606 cunninga1616 versute1616 shiftfula1618 artificious1624 insidiary1625 canny1628 lapwing-like1638 pawky?a1640 tricksome1648 callid1656 versutious1660 artful1663 slim1674 dexterous1701 trickish1705 supple1710 slid1719 vulpinary1721 tricksy1766 trickful1775 sneck-drawing1786 tricky1786 louche1819 sneck-drawn1820 slyish1828 vulpine1830 kokum1839 spidery1843 dodgy1861 ladino1863 carney1881 slinky1951 OE Whale 24 Þonne gefeleð facnes cræftig þæt him þa ferend on fæste wuniaþ. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale (Ellesmere) (1875) l. 655 Syn that he is so crafty and so sly. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Cor. xii. 16 I was crafty, and toke you with gile. 1656 B. Harris tr. J. N. de Parival Hist. Iron Age ii. i. iii. 169 Where, the most crafty Cheats, are held the best Politicians. 1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. v. xxxviii. 272 The weak would..be at the mercy of the strong and the ignorant of the crafty. 1858 C. M. Yonge Cameos xlv, in Monthly Packet Mar. 230 The dispossessed male heir, Robert d'Artois, grew to man's estate, crafty, courtly, ambitious, and unscrupulous. 1937 Daily Mail 3 Feb. 18/3 He's a crafty old devil. I'll have to be careful. 1958 Canberra Times 6 Oct. 12/5 Gimeno..is a crafty player varying pace and spin and placing the ball accurately to all parts of the court. 2018 M. Khan I am Thunder xliii. 265 The crafty scumbag must have transferred everything to a safehold. b. Of a thing: characterized by cunning or deviousness; (of a scheme, action, etc.) designed or used to bring about a desired end, esp. by deception or trickery. Also: suggestive or indicative of cunning. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > specifically of actions, qualities, etc. craftyc1225 subtle1340 slyc1380 sleightlyc1402 subtilec1405 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 foxly1528 sleight1533 colubrinec1540 serpentical1546 fox-like1587 shrewd1589 vulpine1628 insidiating1632 serpentic1661 serpentary1681 artful1865 c1225 (?c1200) St. Juliana (Bodl.) l. 304 Wite me wið his [sc. the devil's] crefti crokes. c1450 Speculum Christiani (Harl. 6580) (1933) 32 (MED) Thre kyndes ther be of lesynges: On noyande and a-nother crafty [L. officiosum], the therde of myrth. 1512 Act 4 Henry VIII c. 17 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 67 Feyned suggestions & crafty Sutys unto his Grace made. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. i. 53 Nay, you may thinke my loue was craftie loue, And call it cunning. View more context for this quotation a1720 W. Sewel Hist. Quakers (1722) x. 596 This crafty trick. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 710 Had not his crafty schemes been disconcerted. 1931 Daily Mail 25 Nov. 7/4 The crafty look in his eyes would have condemned the most saintly countenance. 2014 Western Morning News (Nexis) 6 July 12 The energy companies are in to all kinds of crafty dealing to make us pay over and above the actual costs of our energy. c. Chiefly British (colloquial). Of an activity, etc.: characterized by stealth or secrecy; undertaken or done furtively or surreptitiously. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective] > accomplished by stealth stolenc1400 secret1548 clandestine1566 stealed1577 backdoor1581 underhand1592 surreptitial1602 surreptitious?1615 furtive1628 surreptious1630 by1633 surreptive1633 subreptitious1641 surreptitious1645 postern1648 backstairs1663 smuggled1707 underneath1747 underhanded1806 hidlingsa1810 hole-and-corner1835 side door1862 under-cover1933 under the table1938 crafty1946 1946 Somerset County Herald 13 Apr. 5/3 ‘I was just going down for a “crafty” pint’, said Flight Sergt. Anthony Raymond Luffman, R.A.F...when summoned for cycling without lights. 1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock iii. 44 I'm going out for a crafty smoke; anyone coming? 2015 Express (Nexis) 21 July 8 A husband who promised his wife he had quit smoking was found out when she spotted him having a crafty drag..on Google's Streetview. 4. a. Characteristic of the work done by or under the auspices of the Arts and Crafts Movement (see arts and crafts n.); having the appearance of being handmade (often depreciative, with connotations of contrived rusticity or quaintness).Frequently in collocation with arty; see arty-and-crafty adj. and arty-crafty adj. ΚΠ 1922 S. V. Benét Young People's Pride i. 4 As regards anything Arty or Crafty his attitude is merely appreciative. 1970 Irish Times 12 Dec. 6/2 Here you will find homespun and crochet clothes which are neither arty, or crafty or quaint. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 Oct. ix. 13/1 Some Deco furniture is a bit cold, and this [fringe] gives it a down-home crafty feel. b. Of or relating to handicrafts; having an interest in or aptitude for creative activities. ΚΠ 1972 Janesville (Wisconsin) Gaz. 12 Apr. 25/3 Sewing, reading and oil painting, or ‘any type of crafty project’, are her hobbies. 2013 K. Smith Makery 7/1 Like many other crafty types, I can turn my hand to most creative techniques. Compounds † crafty-headed adj. Obsolete shrewd; cunning; scheming. ΚΠ 1589 J. Merbury 27 Sept. in State Papers Ireland Elizabeth I (P.R.O.: SP 63/146) f. 177 Walter Ny Mully exceeding poore but craftie headed & bould. 1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse vii. sig. K3^v They are..crafty headed, constant in their determination, fixing their eies vsually on the earth. 1898 W. O'Brien Queen of Men ii. 20 Men..ever hesitating whether it were better to stake lands and life upon one desperate dash for freedom, or to loose them by the slower torments plied by greedy and crafty-headed officials. † crafty-sick adj. Obsolete feigning illness for a particular reason.Later use may be in allusion to Shakespeare. ΚΠ 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 Induct. 37 When Hot-spurs father old Northumberland Lies crafty sicke. 1894 Cosmopolitan May 79/1 General James H. Lane..was absent—non-committal—crafty-sick. 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