crafty
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ti, ˈkrɑf- adjective, craft·i·er, craft·i·est.
1.
skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
2.
Obsolete. skillful; ingenious; dexterous.
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crafty (ˈkrɑːftɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , craftier, craftiest | |
| 1. | skilled in deception; shrewd; cunning |
| 2. | archaic skilful |
| 'craftily | |
| —adv | |
| 'craftiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
crafty
O.E. cræftig "strong, powerful," later "skillful," degenerating by c.1200 to "cunning, sly."
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Example sentences
Clever ideas and crafty tinkering may make that goal possible to attain.
Crafty criminals have either gone straight or moved into more profitable lines of work-drug-trafficking, for example.
The trend proves that crafty and techie are not mutually exclusive personality traits.
Mantids and katydids have some crafty ways of staying alive.
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