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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

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Neo-Assyrian_EmpireNeo-Assyrian Empire - Wikipedia

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   23 hours ago · The Neo-Assyrian Empire [b] was the fourth and penultimate stage of ancient Assyrian history. Beginning with the accession of Adad-nirari II in 911 BC, [15] [c] the Neo-Assyrian Empire grew to dominate the ancient Near East and parts of Caucasus, North Africa and East Mediterranean throughout much of the 9th to 7th centuries BC, becoming the largest empire in history up to that point.