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Crafty

Crafty Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Crafty? [adj] marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Crafty: artful \| cunning \| dodgy \| foxy \| guileful \| knavish \| slick \| sly \| tricksy \| tricky \| wily Related Terms \| Find terms related to Crafty: acute \| adroit \| ambidextrous \| arch \| artful \| astute \| Byzantine \| cagey \| calculating \| canny \| chiseling \| clever \| collusive \| covinous \| crooked \| cunning \| cute \| deceitful \| deep \| deep-laid \| designing \| devious \| diplomatic \| dishonest \| disingenuous \| double \| double-dealing \| double-faced \| doublehearted \| double-minded \| double-tongued \| duplicitous \| faithless \| false \| falsehearted \| false-principled \| fawning \| feline \| finagling \| forsworn \| foxy \| fraudulent \| furtive \| guileful \| indirect \| ingenious \| insidious \| insincere \| inventive \| keen \| knowing \| Machiavellian \| Machiavellic \| pawky \| perfidious \| perjured \| plotting \| politic \| ready \| resourceful \| scheming \| serpentine \| sharp \| shifty \| shrewd \| slick \| slippery \| sly \| smooth \| snaky \| sneaky \| sophistical \| stealthy \| strategic \| subtile \| subtle \| supple \| surreptitious \| tactical \| tidy \| treacherous \| trickish \| tricksy \| tricky \| two-faced \| uncandid \| underhand \| underhanded \| unfrank \| unsincere \| untruthful \| vulpine \| wary \| wily See Also \| Crafty In Webster's Dictionary \Craft"y\ (kr?ft"?), a. [AS. cr?ftig.] 1. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous. [Obs.] ``Crafty work.'' --Piers Plowman. 2. Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful. A noble crafty man of trees. --Wyclif. 3. Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily. ``A pair of crafty knaves.'' --Shak. With anxious care and crafty wiles. --J. Baillie. Syn: Skillful; dexterous; cunning; artful; wily; sly; fraudulent; deceitful; subtle; shrewd. See {Cunning}.

Crafty Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crafty?

[adj] marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

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Crafty In Webster's Dictionary

\Craft"y\ (kr?ft"?), a. [AS. cr?ftig.]
1. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill;
   dexterous. [Obs.] ``Crafty work.'' --Piers Plowman.

2. Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.

         A noble crafty man of trees.          --Wyclif.

3. Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft;
   cunning; wily. ``A pair of crafty knaves.'' --Shak.

         With anxious care and crafty wiles.   --J. Baillie.

Syn: Skillful; dexterous; cunning; artful; wily; sly;
     fraudulent; deceitful; subtle; shrewd. See {Cunning}.

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