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   crafty

   /ˈkrɑːfti/

   adjective

   • 1. clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods: "a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison"
   • ▪ (of something pleasurable) consumed or done in an unplanned, surreptitious way: informal British "he sneaked off to a toilet for a crafty fag"
   • 2. involving the making of decorative objects and other things by hand: "a market full of crafty pots and interesting earrings"
   • ▪ skilled at the making of decorative objects and other things by hand: "they are looking for crafty people to join the group to make ornaments"

   Word Origin Old Englishcræftig ‘strong, powerful’, later ‘skilful’ (see craft, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. craftily adverb
   • 2. craftiness noun

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   The meaning of CRAFTY is skillful, clever. How to use crafty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Crafty.

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   CRAFTY definition: 1. clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way: 2. relating to crafts (= sewing, woodwork…. Learn more.

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   If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.

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   CRAFTY meaning: 1. clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way: 2. relating to crafts (= sewing, woodwork…. Learn more.

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   Crafty definition: skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.. See examples of CRAFTY used in a sentence.

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcrafty adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   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.