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- DictionaryCraft·y/ˈkraftē/
adjective
- 1. clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods: "a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison"
- 2. involving the making of decorative objects and other things by hand: "a market full of crafty pots and interesting earrings"
Crafty definition: skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.. See examples of CRAFTY used in a sentence.
Handmade items, and sometimes the people who make them, can also be called crafty, like your crafty sister who always makes you unique birthday gifts. Definitions of crafty. adjective. marked by skill in deception. synonyms: cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily. artful.
1. Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception. 2. Devoted to or skilled at handicrafts such as knitting or woodworking. 3. Archaic Skillful; dexterous. [Middle English, from Old English cræftig, strong, skillful, from cræft, skill .] craft′i·ly adv. craft′i·ness n.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English craft‧y /ˈkrɑːfti $ ˈkræf-/ adjective (comparative craftier, superlative craftiest) good at getting what you want by clever planning and by secretly deceiving people SYN cunning, sly He’s a crafty old devil. see thesaurus at intelligent —craftily adverb —craftiness noun [ uncountable] Example...
crafty. adjective. /ˈkrɑːfti/. /ˈkræfti/. (comparative craftier, superlative craftiest) (usually disapproving) clever at getting what you want, especially by indirect or dishonest methods synonym cunning, wily. He's a crafty old devil. one of the party’s craftiest political strategists.
crafty meaning: clever at getting what you want, especially by deceiving people.
Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception. American Heritage. Subtly deceitful; sly; cunning; artful. A crafty rascal. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Skillful; dexterous. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous. Wiktionary. Synonyms: tricksy. knavish.
