crafty
skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
Obsolete. skillful; ingenious; dexterous.
Origin of crafty
1Other words for crafty
Other words from crafty
- craft·i·ly, adverb
- craft·i·ness, noun
- qua·si-craft·i·ly, adverb
- quasi-crafty, adjective
- un·craft·i·ly, adverb
- un·craft·i·ness, noun
- un·craft·y, adjective
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How to use crafty in a sentence
He is way craftier than that, even if he writes “hamberders” and “covfefe.”
Gene Weingarten: I come bearing good news, QAnon. Meet WAnon, the new Mr. Right. | Gene Weingarten | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostA crafty post scorer who can hit tough turnarounds, step out to launch three-pointers and play quarterback from the high post, Jokic ranks second in points and tied for fourth in assists in clutch situations.
Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic are bringing centers back into the NBA MVP conversation | Ben Golliver | January 30, 2021 | Washington PostThese publishers also have to be crafty in finding ways to continue funding this expansion of coverage, especially coming out of a year that was punishing for publishers’ bottom lines.
‘Connect the dots’: Why publishers are investing in local media to round out big national stories | Kayleigh Barber | January 20, 2021 | DigidayIndeed, the persistent myth of the “crafty” lefty who disrupts hitters with nasty pitch movement — though not substantiated by scientific measurements — likely has its roots in this unfamiliarity effect.
What Really Gives Left-Handed Pitchers Their Edge? | Guy Molyneux | August 17, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightFor the younger set, get crafty with clay or something as simple as markers and paper you already have on hand.
It all goes well with the strong, crafty flavors of the beers.
Look Out! There’s a Craft-Beer Revolution Taking Over France | Jeff Campagna | December 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt also helps that he kept Cory Booker off the ballot with a crafty scheduling of a Senate special election last month.
Christie’s Reelection Triumph Is a Revenge of the RINOs | John Avlon | November 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo the crafty North Carolina legislators took out the word Islam and instead referred to it as “foreign law.”
North Carolina, Your Anti-Sharia Law Takes the Cake | Dean Obeidallah | August 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRomney will be very crafty in debate about how he presents all this, and it's all very confusing to most people.
And now, Romney Double-Talk on Taxing the Rich | Michael Tomasky | October 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Daily Pic: The Bruce High Quality Foundation gets crafty with labor.
He accuses the latter of various illegal and crafty acts, among them sending contraband gold and jewels to Mexico.
He hath searched out the deep, and the heart of men: and considered their crafty devices.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousBut while everything seemed so favourable the crafty Gascon from the first foresaw the dangers which beset his path.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonHe was a dark impish looking fellow, as lean as Cassius and as crafty and envious as Iago.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowBut Soult was possessed of a crafty caution which seldom if ever allowed his ambition to hinder the success his ability deserved.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
British Dictionary definitions for crafty
/ (ˈkrɑːftɪ) /
skilled in deception; shrewd; cunning
archaic skilful
Derived forms of crafty
- craftily, adverb
- craftiness, noun
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