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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"
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The meaning of CRAFTY is skillful, clever. How to use crafty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Crafty.
clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way: I have some crafty ideas for getting around the regulations. She was a crafty old woman. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sly & devious. artfully. artfulness. backdoor. calculating. deviously. deviousness. disingenuously. ducking. guilefully. legerdemain. Machiavellianism. tricky.
If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
CRAFTY meaning: 1. clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way: 2. relating to crafts (= sewing, woodwork…. Learn more.
Crafty definition: skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.. See examples of CRAFTY used in a sentence.
If people call you crafty, they probably mean you are sly and a little deceptive. Then again, they could be saying that you are really good at knitting, beading, and turning old t-shirts into funky pillowcases.
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 definition: Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception.
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.
crafty meaning: clever at getting what you want, especially by deceiving people. Learn more.
