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Antonyms for crafty


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kraf-tee, krahf-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkræf ti, ˈkrɑf-



Definition 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

Synonyms for crafty

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