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TOEFL BNC: 14501 COCA: 18577

crafty

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
crafty /ˈkræfti/ Brit /ˈkrɑːfti/ adjective
craftier; craftiest
crafty
/ˈkræfti/ Brit /ˈkrɑːfti/
adjective
craftier; craftiest
Learner's definition of CRAFTY
[also more crafty; most crafty]
: clever in usually a deceptive or dishonest way狡诈的;狡猾的;诡计多端的

— craftily

/ˈkræftəli/ Brit /ˈkrɑːftəli/ adverb

— craftiness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 14501 COCA: 18577
craftier; craftiest
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2
a
: adept in the use of subtlety and cunning
a crafty swindler
The crafty detective got the suspect to confess to the crime.
b
: marked by subtlety and guile
a crafty scheme
craftily adverb
craftiness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for crafty

sly, cunning, crafty, wily, tricky, foxy, artful, slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means.

sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods.

a sly corporate raider

cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing.

the cunning fox avoided the trap

crafty implies cleverness and subtlety of method.

a crafty lefthander

wily implies skill and deception in maneuvering.

the wily fugitive escaped the posse

tricky is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering.

a tricky political operative

foxy implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing.

a foxy publicity man planting stories

artful implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness.

elicited the information by artful questioning

slick emphasizes smoothness and guile.

slick operators selling time-sharing

Example Sentences

a crafty real estate broker who got people to sell their property at bargain prices
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Word History

Etymology

see craft entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of crafty was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 14501 COCA: 18577

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