crafty
crafty
adj \ˈkraf-tē\craft·i·ercraft·i·est
Definition of CRAFTY
2
a : adept in the use of subtlety and cunning b : marked by subtlety and guile <a crafty scheme>
— craft·i·ly \ˈkraf-tə-lē\ adverb
— craft·i·ness \-tē-nəs\ noun
Examples of CRAFTY
- <a crafty real estate broker who got people to sell their property at bargain prices>
First Known Use of CRAFTY
before 12th century
Related to CRAFTY
Related Words: astute, facile, glib, sharp; crooked, deceitful, deceptive, dishonest, fraudulent, insinuating, knavish, Machiavellian, oblique, serpentine, shady, shifty, slippery, sneaky, treacherous, underhand, underhanded, unscrupulous; backhanded, double-dealing, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, mealy, mealymouthed, smooth-tongued, two-faced; circuitous, circular, roundabout; clandestine, concealed, covert, furtive, hugger-mugger, secret, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover; calculating, plotting
Near Antonyms: obvious, open, patent, plain, public, unconcealed; aboveboard, candid, direct, forthright, frank, honest, natural, outspoken, plainspoken, real, simple, sincere, straightforward, unaffected, unpretending, unpretentious, unvarnished; childlike, impressionable, simpleminded, unsophisticated, unworldly; unforced, unstudied; trustful, trusting
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