Noun
Dexterity in devising and effecting a purpose; cunning; artifice; stratagem.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWhat captured the heart and soul of the discerning listener was his uncanny craftiness and skill, the unfailing imaginative flights, rhythmic continuity and singular charm, making their lasting impact. Bhimsen Joshi
The eloquent Lysias, posing as a non-lover, had concealed designs upon Phaedrus, so that his fine speech was really a sheep's clothing. Socrates discerned in him a "peculiar craftiness.” One must suspect the same today of many who ask us to place our faith in the neutrality of their discourse. Richard Weaver
Craftiness must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked. English Proverb
He lamented that the faithful were "tossed to and fro and carried around with every wind of doctrine, by the cunning of men, by their craftiness and deceitful wiles." Source: Internet
But as we draw near to D-Day, I am troubled by the inescapable fact that our political leaders are still not able to rise above sheer grandstanding and crude craftiness in the business of governance and polity. Source: Internet
That he did not end up in Nukulau is a tribute to his craftiness; or quiet recognition that he leads a significant and dangerous clique within the Republic of the Fiji Military Force (RFMF). Source: Internet