CRAFTY

crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

crafty (comparative craftier, superlative craftiest)

Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.

Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.

Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft

Synonyms: cunning, wily

Synonyms

• (skillful): See also skilled

• (cunning, wily): See also wily

Source: Wiktionary


Craft"y (krft"), a. Etym: [AS. cr.]

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; Cunning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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