Definition of crafty in English:

crafty

adjectivecraftier, craftiest ˈkrɑːftiˈkræfti

1Clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.
a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘He was courageous, clever, confident, some people even say he was crafty,’ a friend describes the young schoolboy.
- Miles isn't yet as efficient as Williams would like, but he is quick, crafty and sometimes sensational.
- She's very crafty… but, of course, I'm the one who agreed to it.
- My neighbors include a family of armadillos, a crafty old opossum and a resourceful raccoon.
- I knew not that thy men were crafty and deceitful like a fox.
- As crafty administrators will tell you, appoint a committee to insulate yourself against public criticism.
- Steve was, and is, a pretty crafty hardware and software guy.
- The crafty woman was clever enough not to give me the mobiles.
- That gets him in trouble against quick, crafty pass rushers.
- But elders get to be elders by being cunning and crafty.
- It's just possible that crafty, quick, powerful Jones could defeat any fighter in any weight class in the world.
- Beware of a crafty and clever individual who can talk you into making a bad financial deal.
- Perhaps jurors minds were perverted by the words of some pretty crafty lawyers?
- "Oh, he's much too crafty for that, " replied Armand.
- The Geordies love him, opponents loathe him but he's crafty, cunning and still top class.
- The tiger was too careful and too crafty to reveal himself just like that.
- But Cass is pretty crafty and declares he is starting his own country.
- Beware of a crafty person who undermines your achievement at work.
- But they do like to dig up the garden, and are renowned as crafty escape artists.
- She was that sort of girl, really quick and crafty.
Synonyms
cunning, guileful, wily, artful, devious, sly, tricky, duplicitous, dishonest, underhand, cheating, deceitful, Janus-faced, sharp, scheming, calculating, designing, evasive
shrewd, astute, canny
informal foxy
South African informal slim
archaic subtle
1. 1.1 Involving or relating to indirect or deceitful methods.
  he sneaked off to a toilet for a crafty smoke
  Example sentencesExamples
  He watched her stare at him and held a crafty smile across his face.
  This is particularly true in the office, where crafty technologies help bosses keep abreast of what their employees are doing.
  This year, a lot of GMs have pulled off some crafty trades and astute free-agent signings.
  He is kidnapped and his friends try to save him - but are are captured by the Queen's crafty cunning.
  The crafty machinations of the camera yield the spontaneity of the snapshot.
  His methods are crafty and cunning, he is the master deceiver.
  We're just wondering what crafty manoeuvre he'll have up his sleeve this time.
  He pieces together the history behind the crafty tricks and cunning plans of conflict.
  The government has wised up to the crafty ways of the wily general.
  She glanced back along the corridor to where Hank still stood watching, and a crafty smile tilted her lips.
  The film makes crafty use of suspense from the beginning and there are subtle elements of mystery.
  ‘Well, usually I'd just walk in,’ Dallas said as he scratched his chin and a crafty smile appeared on his face.
  Meanwhile, a surreptitious measure of whisky is pulled from his pocket for a crafty nip.
  My red lips curl into a crafty little smile at the thought of that suave, devil of a man sitting on the sixty-eighth floor.
  The carrot-and-stick strategy at first seemed ingenious or at least crafty.
  These composition and narrative tricks would seemingly sink another film, making it too clever and crafty in a self-serving fashion.
  Maria is a smoker and while she was having a crafty fag, we'd eye up all the cute smokers.
  He utilizes the crafty technique of a savvy veteran.
  She would have to do some fairly under handed and crafty lying to convince him to leave without revealing the conspiracy.
  And while I was in there any thoughts of having a crafty fag dispersed at the sight of the smoke alarms.
2informal Involving or relating to the making of objects by hand.
a market full of crafty pots and interesting earrings
Example sentencesExamples
- Sunday morning, Tracy, her mother, and I went shopping at a couple of cute little crafty stores.
- If you are interested in joining a group of crafty ladies do come along and join in the fun.
- Tap into your inner Picasso with these crafty tricks.

Derivatives

craftily

adverb

We watched in disbelief as the nation was craftily wrested from our grip in these three short years.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘It was craftily worded,’ admitted one EU diplomat in London.
- I'm a food snob - it runs in my family - and this thing, this craftily tucked pastry square - it made the grade.
- But whatever it is, it craftily evades our attempts to isolate and kill it.
- I suppose I'm being artistically and craftily creative at the moment.

craftiness

noun

Rant aside, I do get some good ideas for cheaper home craftiness sometimes.
Example sentencesExamples
- I found out about the sins of the foolish and the craftiness of the smart.
- Pilgrims are not unaware of such tactics, however, and some remarked upon his craftiness.
- It highlights all that is bad in human nature: cunning, craftiness, and treachery.
- Although candor is praised over craftiness, history shows that leaders who practiced deceit overcame those that lived by their pledges.

Origin

Old English cræftig 'strong, powerful', later 'skilful' (see craft, -y¹).

Rhymes

draughty (US drafty)

Definition of crafty in US English:

crafty

adjectiveˈkræftiˈkraftē

1Clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.
a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison
Example sentencesExamples
- "Oh, he's much too crafty for that, " replied Armand.
- Beware of a crafty person who undermines your achievement at work.
- My neighbors include a family of armadillos, a crafty old opossum and a resourceful raccoon.
- ‘He was courageous, clever, confident, some people even say he was crafty,’ a friend describes the young schoolboy.
- The crafty woman was clever enough not to give me the mobiles.
- The tiger was too careful and too crafty to reveal himself just like that.
- That gets him in trouble against quick, crafty pass rushers.
- Miles isn't yet as efficient as Williams would like, but he is quick, crafty and sometimes sensational.
- I knew not that thy men were crafty and deceitful like a fox.
- Beware of a crafty and clever individual who can talk you into making a bad financial deal.
- It's just possible that crafty, quick, powerful Jones could defeat any fighter in any weight class in the world.
- As crafty administrators will tell you, appoint a committee to insulate yourself against public criticism.
- She's very crafty… but, of course, I'm the one who agreed to it.
- But elders get to be elders by being cunning and crafty.
- Steve was, and is, a pretty crafty hardware and software guy.
- The Geordies love him, opponents loathe him but he's crafty, cunning and still top class.
- But they do like to dig up the garden, and are renowned as crafty escape artists.
- But Cass is pretty crafty and declares he is starting his own country.
- She was that sort of girl, really quick and crafty.
- Perhaps jurors minds were perverted by the words of some pretty crafty lawyers?
Synonyms
cunning, guileful, wily, artful, devious, sly, tricky, duplicitous, dishonest, underhand, cheating, deceitful, janus-faced, sharp, scheming, calculating, designing, evasive
1. 1.1 Of, involving, or relating to indirect or deceitful methods.
  a shameless and crafty trick to mislead public opinion
  Example sentencesExamples
  This year, a lot of GMs have pulled off some crafty trades and astute free-agent signings.
  His methods are crafty and cunning, he is the master deceiver.
  And while I was in there any thoughts of having a crafty fag dispersed at the sight of the smoke alarms.
  He utilizes the crafty technique of a savvy veteran.
  She glanced back along the corridor to where Hank still stood watching, and a crafty smile tilted her lips.
  He watched her stare at him and held a crafty smile across his face.
  This is particularly true in the office, where crafty technologies help bosses keep abreast of what their employees are doing.
  She would have to do some fairly under handed and crafty lying to convince him to leave without revealing the conspiracy.
  My red lips curl into a crafty little smile at the thought of that suave, devil of a man sitting on the sixty-eighth floor.
  Meanwhile, a surreptitious measure of whisky is pulled from his pocket for a crafty nip.
  These composition and narrative tricks would seemingly sink another film, making it too clever and crafty in a self-serving fashion.
  We're just wondering what crafty manoeuvre he'll have up his sleeve this time.
  He is kidnapped and his friends try to save him - but are are captured by the Queen's crafty cunning.
  The government has wised up to the crafty ways of the wily general.
  The carrot-and-stick strategy at first seemed ingenious or at least crafty.
  Maria is a smoker and while she was having a crafty fag, we'd eye up all the cute smokers.
  The crafty machinations of the camera yield the spontaneity of the snapshot.
  The film makes crafty use of suspense from the beginning and there are subtle elements of mystery.
  ‘Well, usually I'd just walk in,’ Dallas said as he scratched his chin and a crafty smile appeared on his face.
  He pieces together the history behind the crafty tricks and cunning plans of conflict.
2informal Of, involving, or relating to the making of decorative objects and other things by hand.
a market full of crafty pots and interesting earrings
Example sentencesExamples
- Tap into your inner Picasso with these crafty tricks.
- Sunday morning, Tracy, her mother, and I went shopping at a couple of cute little crafty stores.
- If you are interested in joining a group of crafty ladies do come along and join in the fun.

Origin

Old English cræftig ‘strong, powerful’, later ‘skillful’ (see craft, -y).

单词	crafty
释义	Definition of crafty in English: crafty adjectivecraftier, craftiest ˈkrɑːftiˈkræfti 1Clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods. a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison Example sentencesExamples ‘He was courageous, clever, confident, some people even say he was crafty,’ a friend describes the young schoolboy. Miles isn't yet as efficient as Williams would like, but he is quick, crafty and sometimes sensational. She's very crafty… but, of course, I'm the one who agreed to it. My neighbors include a family of armadillos, a crafty old opossum and a resourceful raccoon. I knew not that thy men were crafty and deceitful like a fox. As crafty administrators will tell you, appoint a committee to insulate yourself against public criticism. Steve was, and is, a pretty crafty hardware and software guy. The crafty woman was clever enough not to give me the mobiles. That gets him in trouble against quick, crafty pass rushers. But elders get to be elders by being cunning and crafty. It's just possible that crafty, quick, powerful Jones could defeat any fighter in any weight class in the world. Beware of a crafty and clever individual who can talk you into making a bad financial deal. Perhaps jurors minds were perverted by the words of some pretty crafty lawyers? "Oh, he's much too crafty for that, " replied Armand. The Geordies love him, opponents loathe him but he's crafty, cunning and still top class. The tiger was too careful and too crafty to reveal himself just like that. But Cass is pretty crafty and declares he is starting his own country. Beware of a crafty person who undermines your achievement at work. But they do like to dig up the garden, and are renowned as crafty escape artists. She was that sort of girl, really quick and crafty. Synonyms cunning, guileful, wily, artful, devious, sly, tricky, duplicitous, dishonest, underhand, cheating, deceitful, Janus-faced, sharp, scheming, calculating, designing, evasive shrewd, astute, canny informal foxy South African informal slim archaic subtle 1.1 Involving or relating to indirect or deceitful methods. he sneaked off to a toilet for a crafty smoke Example sentencesExamples He watched her stare at him and held a crafty smile across his face. This is particularly true in the office, where crafty technologies help bosses keep abreast of what their employees are doing. This year, a lot of GMs have pulled off some crafty trades and astute free-agent signings. He is kidnapped and his friends try to save him - but are are captured by the Queen's crafty cunning. The crafty machinations of the camera yield the spontaneity of the snapshot. His methods are crafty and cunning, he is the master deceiver. We're just wondering what crafty manoeuvre he'll have up his sleeve this time. He pieces together the history behind the crafty tricks and cunning plans of conflict. The government has wised up to the crafty ways of the wily general. She glanced back along the corridor to where Hank still stood watching, and a crafty smile tilted her lips. The film makes crafty use of suspense from the beginning and there are subtle elements of mystery. ‘Well, usually I'd just walk in,’ Dallas said as he scratched his chin and a crafty smile appeared on his face. Meanwhile, a surreptitious measure of whisky is pulled from his pocket for a crafty nip. My red lips curl into a crafty little smile at the thought of that suave, devil of a man sitting on the sixty-eighth floor. The carrot-and-stick strategy at first seemed ingenious or at least crafty. These composition and narrative tricks would seemingly sink another film, making it too clever and crafty in a self-serving fashion. Maria is a smoker and while she was having a crafty fag, we'd eye up all the cute smokers. He utilizes the crafty technique of a savvy veteran. She would have to do some fairly under handed and crafty lying to convince him to leave without revealing the conspiracy. And while I was in there any thoughts of having a crafty fag dispersed at the sight of the smoke alarms. 2informal Involving or relating to the making of objects by hand. a market full of crafty pots and interesting earrings Example sentencesExamples Sunday morning, Tracy, her mother, and I went shopping at a couple of cute little crafty stores. If you are interested in joining a group of crafty ladies do come along and join in the fun. Tap into your inner Picasso with these crafty tricks. Derivatives craftily adverb We watched in disbelief as the nation was craftily wrested from our grip in these three short years. Example sentencesExamples ‘It was craftily worded,’ admitted one EU diplomat in London. I'm a food snob - it runs in my family - and this thing, this craftily tucked pastry square - it made the grade. But whatever it is, it craftily evades our attempts to isolate and kill it. I suppose I'm being artistically and craftily creative at the moment. craftiness noun Rant aside, I do get some good ideas for cheaper home craftiness sometimes. Example sentencesExamples I found out about the sins of the foolish and the craftiness of the smart. Pilgrims are not unaware of such tactics, however, and some remarked upon his craftiness. It highlights all that is bad in human nature: cunning, craftiness, and treachery. Although candor is praised over craftiness, history shows that leaders who practiced deceit overcame those that lived by their pledges. Origin Old English cræftig 'strong, powerful', later 'skilful' (see craft, -y¹). Rhymes draughty (US drafty) Definition of crafty in US English: crafty adjectiveˈkræftiˈkraftē 1Clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods. a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison Example sentencesExamples "Oh, he's much too crafty for that, " replied Armand. Beware of a crafty person who undermines your achievement at work. My neighbors include a family of armadillos, a crafty old opossum and a resourceful raccoon. ‘He was courageous, clever, confident, some people even say he was crafty,’ a friend describes the young schoolboy. The crafty woman was clever enough not to give me the mobiles. The tiger was too careful and too crafty to reveal himself just like that. That gets him in trouble against quick, crafty pass rushers. Miles isn't yet as efficient as Williams would like, but he is quick, crafty and sometimes sensational. I knew not that thy men were crafty and deceitful like a fox. Beware of a crafty and clever individual who can talk you into making a bad financial deal. It's just possible that crafty, quick, powerful Jones could defeat any fighter in any weight class in the world. As crafty administrators will tell you, appoint a committee to insulate yourself against public criticism. She's very crafty… but, of course, I'm the one who agreed to it. But elders get to be elders by being cunning and crafty. Steve was, and is, a pretty crafty hardware and software guy. The Geordies love him, opponents loathe him but he's crafty, cunning and still top class. But they do like to dig up the garden, and are renowned as crafty escape artists. But Cass is pretty crafty and declares he is starting his own country. She was that sort of girl, really quick and crafty. Perhaps jurors minds were perverted by the words of some pretty crafty lawyers? Synonyms cunning, guileful, wily, artful, devious, sly, tricky, duplicitous, dishonest, underhand, cheating, deceitful, janus-faced, sharp, scheming, calculating, designing, evasive 1.1 Of, involving, or relating to indirect or deceitful methods. a shameless and crafty trick to mislead public opinion Example sentencesExamples This year, a lot of GMs have pulled off some crafty trades and astute free-agent signings. His methods are crafty and cunning, he is the master deceiver. And while I was in there any thoughts of having a crafty fag dispersed at the sight of the smoke alarms. He utilizes the crafty technique of a savvy veteran. She glanced back along the corridor to where Hank still stood watching, and a crafty smile tilted her lips. He watched her stare at him and held a crafty smile across his face. This is particularly true in the office, where crafty technologies help bosses keep abreast of what their employees are doing. She would have to do some fairly under handed and crafty lying to convince him to leave without revealing the conspiracy. My red lips curl into a crafty little smile at the thought of that suave, devil of a man sitting on the sixty-eighth floor. Meanwhile, a surreptitious measure of whisky is pulled from his pocket for a crafty nip. These composition and narrative tricks would seemingly sink another film, making it too clever and crafty in a self-serving fashion. We're just wondering what crafty manoeuvre he'll have up his sleeve this time. He is kidnapped and his friends try to save him - but are are captured by the Queen's crafty cunning. The government has wised up to the crafty ways of the wily general. The carrot-and-stick strategy at first seemed ingenious or at least crafty. Maria is a smoker and while she was having a crafty fag, we'd eye up all the cute smokers. The crafty machinations of the camera yield the spontaneity of the snapshot. The film makes crafty use of suspense from the beginning and there are subtle elements of mystery. ‘Well, usually I'd just walk in,’ Dallas said as he scratched his chin and a crafty smile appeared on his face. He pieces together the history behind the crafty tricks and cunning plans of conflict. 2informal Of, involving, or relating to the making of decorative objects and other things by hand. a market full of crafty pots and interesting earrings Example sentencesExamples Tap into your inner Picasso with these crafty tricks. Sunday morning, Tracy, her mother, and I went shopping at a couple of cute little crafty stores. If you are interested in joining a group of crafty ladies do come along and join in the fun. Origin Old English cræftig ‘strong, powerful’, later ‘skillful’ (see craft, -y).
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