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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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CRAFTY definition: 1. clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way: 2. relating to crafts (= sewing, woodwork…. Learn more.
CRAFTY meaning: 1. clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way: 2. relating to crafts (= sewing, woodwork…. Learn more.
CRAFT definition: 1. skill and experience, especially in relation to making objects; a job or activity that needs…. Learn more.
The meaning of CRAFTY is skillful, clever. How to use crafty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Crafty.
If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
Crafty definition: skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.. See examples of CRAFTY used in a sentence.
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.
The adjective crafty comes from the Old English word cræftig, which meant “strong” or “powerful,” but the meaning of crafty these days has to do with being skilled at getting what you want through manipulation or trickery.
If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people. Thai : เจ้าเล่ห์ New from Collins
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·lyadv. craft′i·nessn.
