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crafty

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craft⋅y

  [kraf-tee, krahf-]
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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.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE cræftig skilled. See craft, -y 1

Related forms:
craft⋅i⋅ly, adverb
craft⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. wily, tricky, designing, scheming.
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craft·y   (krāf'tē)   
adj.   craft·i·er, craft·i·est

  1. Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception.

  2. Chiefly British Skillful; dexterous.


[Middle English, from Old English cræftig, strong, skillful, from cræft, skill.]
craft'i·ly adv., craft'i·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

crafty 
O.E. cræftig "strong, powerful," later "skillful," degenerating by c.1205 to "cunning, sly."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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