crafty
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4.5
- adjective
- /ˈkræfti/
- The crafty thief devised a clever plan to steal the jewels without being caught.
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- Odysseus might be kind of a crafty bastard, but he's still Odysseus.
- So Blum was so smart and crafty.
- He, he got his degree in electrical engineering and he's very crafty.
- And they were just very, the Soviets were very, very conniving and crafty in their machinations.
- When I financially had to be craftier, I was.
- They're a they're a crafty bunch.
- And then next thing you know, you know, so first they sound crazy, but then it could be crafty, you know, do what you got to do.
Examples
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But over time, crafty webmasters and website optimizers have figured out the fundamentals of PageRank.
Academic text (2004) -
The FBI interrogator was good, very patient, and as crafty as a star district attorney.
Fiction book (1995) -
We got very crafty at making plants feed us.
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These are crafty bastards we're dealing with.
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But you can't be too sure, 'cause you kids are very crafty these days.
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Russian legend tells of a cruel and crafty king who once ruled a domain within the forest.
Fiction book (2000) -
Surely this crafty and careful killer cleaned the murder weapon thoroughly before bringing it to the bookstore.
Fiction book (1994) -
And the text describes the serpent as more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord has made, crafty or subtle or shrewd.
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There were two entire chapters on the crafty use of plants for disguising one's own trail or following someone else's.
Fiction book (1993) -
And they were just very, the Soviets were very, very conniving and crafty in their machinations.
Synonyms
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4.9
Being clever in a secret way to trick others
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5.1
Clever at getting things by tricking people
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6.4
Acting in a dishonest or tricky way to get what you want
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6.9
Clever in a sly or secret way to hide what you really mean
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4.5
Uses lies or clever plans to get what they want
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6.9
A person or animal that uses clever tricks to get what they want
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8.8
Clever in a dishonest way to trick people
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9.9
Acting in a way that tricks people to get what you want
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9.1
Behaving in a sly way that tries to fool people
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8.2
Being clever at secretly tricking people for personal gain
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8.9
A person or plan that tricks people to get what they want
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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9.0
Something that looks artistic in a fake, too clever way to impress people
How Cunning
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Etymology
The word crafty comes from the old word craft, which meant 'skill' or 'strength'. Think of a person who makes things by hand and uses skill; crafty keeps that idea but means using skill for clever or sneaky tricks, so a crafty person is good at getting what they want by secret or clever ways.