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adjective, craft·i·er, craft·i·est.
1.
skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
2.
Obsolete. skillful; ingenious; dexterous.
Related forms
craft·i·ly, adverb
craft·i·ness, noun
qua·si-craft·i·ly, adverb
qua·si-craft·y, adjective
un·craft·i·ly, adverb
EXPANDSynonyms
1. wily, tricky, designing, scheming.
1. wily, tricky, designing, scheming.
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Crafty
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- When it comes to spinach, parents can be pretty crafty about sneaking it into food, many a child has learned.
- Many departments have crafty strategies for reducing teaching loads de facto if not de jure.
- The crafty one swallowed the big chocolate when mummy was lookingThe new driver drove away the car.
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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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