crafty

Speech parts

1. crafty - Adjective

2. crafty - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.

Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cunning wily foxy tricky slick artful sly tricksy knavish dodgy guileful arch machiavellian serpentine crooked
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Antonyms

matt natural good simple dom true-blue
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Phrases with the word

art-and-crafty arty-and-crafty crafty rascal crafty man crafty fellow crafty trick

Derivatives

craftier craftiest

Examples

Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty. James Madison

I am in no mood to be deceived any longer by the crafty devil and false character whose greatest pleasure is to take advantage of everyone. Camille Claudel

Young women with ambitions should be very crafty and cautious, lest mayhap they be caught in the soft, silken mesh of a happy marriage, and go down to oblivion, dead to the world. Elbert Hubbard

Poverty is crafty. Russian Proverb

Crafty advice is often got from a fool. Irish Proverb

A crafty man does not transgress against his mother. Sumerian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

craftwork craftworker craftworking crafty design against somebody crafty design of the enemy crafty fellow