Synonyms for crafty

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kraf-tee, krahf-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkræf ti, ˈkrɑf-

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Définition of crafty

Origin : c.1200, crafti, from Old English cræftig "strong, powerful," later "skillful, ingenious," degenerating by c.1200 to "cunning, sly" (but through 15c. also "skillfully done or made; intelligent, learned; artful, scientific") from craft (n.) + -y (2). Related: Craftily; craftiness.

adj clever, scheming

Example sentences :

Then, in the next instant, a crafty triumph gleamed from his eyes.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

She regarded the Inspector shrewdly, a crafty glint in her eyes.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

The gods were ever crafty, and they had unguessed ways of attaining their ends.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

For this reason, also, foxes are crafty and eloquent even at the present day.
Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel

Do you not see what a blind tool you have been in their crafty hands?
Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

A while he sat huddled there, she watching him with gleaming, crafty eyes.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

His nose was pendulous and his eyes were closely set, with too crafty a look for honesty.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

But soon the prognostications of the crafty Gonzaga were realized.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

His methods were crafty, and depended upon the effect of surprise.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini

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