Entry Word: craftiness

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 skill in achieving oneʼs ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means <other antique dealers envied her for her craftiness in getting people to sell their treasures for a song> — see cunning 1
2 the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery <according to the confidence manʼs credo of craftiness, “thereʼs a sucker born every minute”> — see deceit