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[syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crafty \Craft"y\ (kr?ft"?), a. [AS. cr[ae]ftig.]
1. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill;
dexterous. [Obs.] "Crafty work." --Piers Plowman.
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2. Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
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A noble crafty man of trees. --Wyclif.
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3. Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft;
cunning; wily. "A pair of crafty knaves." --Shak.
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With anxious care and crafty wiles. --J. Baillie.
Syn: Skillful; dexterous; cunning; artful; wily; sly;
fraudulent; deceitful; subtle; shrewd. See Cunning.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
crafty
adj 1: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for
wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a
slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a
wily old attorney" [syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy,
foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy,
tricky, wily]