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crafty
craft·y C0720300 (krăf′tē) adj. craft·i·er, craft·i·est 1. Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception. 2. Devoted to or skilled at handicrafts such as knitting or woodworking. 3. Archaic Skillful; dexterous.
[Middle English, from Old English cræftig, strong, skillful, from cræft, skill.]
craft′i·ly adv. craft′i·ness n. crafty (ˈkrɑːftɪ) adj, craftier or craftiest1. skilled in deception; shrewd; cunning2. archaic skilful ˈcraftily adv ˈcraftiness ncraft•y (ˈkræf ti, ˈkrɑf-)
adj. craft•i•er, craft•i•est. 1. skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly. 2. Dial. skillful. [before 900; Middle English; Old English cræftig skilled] craft′i•ly, adv. craft′i•ness, 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, slickartful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
craftyadjective 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 grasscraftyadjectiveDeceitfully clever:artful, cunning, foxy, guileful, scheming, sharp, sly, tricky, wily.Translationscraft (kraːft) noun1. an art or skill. the craft of wood-carving. 工藝 工艺2. (plural craft) a boat or ship. sailing craft. 船 船3. cunning or trickery. craft and deceit. 手腕，詭計 诡计，手腕 ˈcrafty adjective cunning and sly. 詭計多端的 狡猾的ˈcraftily adverb 詭計多端地 狡猾地ˈcraftiness noun 詭計多端 狡猾ˈcraftsman (ˈkraːftsmən) noun a person skilled at making things (especially by hand). 工匠 工匠ˈcraftsmanship (ˈkraːfts-) noun 手藝 工匠技艺crafty
crafty devilA devious, cunning, and/or mischievous person. ("Devil" here is not intended to indicate an evil or malevolent person, but rather to emphasize "crafty.") Tabloid reporters are such crafty devils, spinning people's personal problems into sensationalist stories. He's a crafty devil in business, cleverly negotiating deals with and between companies that would normally be in fierce competition with one another.See also: crafty, devil(as) crafty as a foxExceptionally clever, cunning, or shrewd, especially in devious or underhanded ways. He thought he was being crafty as a fox in the way he had been skimming money from the cash registers, but management caught up with him eventually. The novel centers around the cat-and-mouse chase between a police detective and a thief who is as crafty as a fox. She may come off as nothing but smiles and sunshine, but trust me—she's crafty as a fox!See also: crafty, foxEncyclopediaSeecraftCRAFTY
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crafty
Synonyms for craftyadj cunningSynonyms- cunning
- scheming
- sly
- devious
- knowing
- designing
- sharp
- calculating
- subtle
- tricky
- shrewd
- astute
- fraudulent
- canny
- wily
- insidious
- artful
- foxy
- deceitful
- duplicitous
- tricksy
- guileful
Antonyms- open
- simple
- frank
- innocent
- ethical
- naive
- honest
- candid
- ingenuous
- wet behind the ears
- as green as grass
Synonyms for craftyadj deceitfully cleverSynonyms- artful
- cunning
- foxy
- guileful
- scheming
- sharp
- sly
- tricky
- wily
Synonyms for craftyadj marked by skill in deceptionSynonyms- foxy
- guileful
- knavish
- sly
- tricksy
- wily
- cunning
- dodgy
- tricky
- slick
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