quasi-craftily

adjective, craft·i·er, craft·i·est.

skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.

Obsolete. skillful; ingenious; dexterous.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English cræftig skilled. See craft, -y¹

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

un·craft·i·ness, noun

un·craft·y, adjective

Synonyms
1. wily, tricky, designing, scheming.

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crafty (ˈkrɑːftɪ)

—*adj* , craftier, craftiest
1.	skilled in deception; shrewd; cunning
2.	archaic skilful

'craftily

—*adv*

'craftiness

—n

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crafty

O.E. cræftig "strong, powerful," later "skillful," degenerating by c.1200 to "cunning, sly."

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