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craftiness (noun)

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  • craftiness — crafty ► ADJECTIVE (craftier, craftiest) ▪ cunning or deceitful. DERIVATIVES craftily adverb craftiness noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • craftiness — noun see crafty …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • craftiness — noun Skill in deception, slyness …   Wiktionary

  • craftiness — noun 1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception • Syn: ↑craft, ↑cunning, ↑foxiness, ↑guile, ↑slyness, ↑wiliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wily ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • craftiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Deceitful cleverness: art, artfulness, artifice, craft, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness. See HONEST, MEANS. 2. Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action: chicanery, craft, deviousness, dishonesty …   English dictionary for students

  • craftiness — craft|i|ness [ kræftinəs ] noun uncount skill at getting what you want, using clever or dishonest methods: CUNNING …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • crafty — adjective (craftier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. skillful, clever 2. a. adept in the use of subtlety and cunning b. marked by subtlety and guile < a crafty scheme > Synonyms: see sly • …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • crafty — adjective (craftier, craftiest) 1》 cunning or deceitful. 2》 informal relating to the making of objects by hand. Derivatives craftily adverb craftiness noun Origin OE cræftig strong, powerful (see craft, y1 …   English new terms dictionary

  • crafty — adjective good at getting what you want by clever planning and secretly deceiving people; cunning 1 (1) cunning 1 (2): You crafty devil, you! craftily adverb craftiness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • crafty — /ˈkrafti / (say krahftee) adjective (craftier, craftiest) 1. skilful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning, deceitful; sly. 2. skilful; ingenious; dexterous: *I wield a crafty cue at pool. –lennie lower, 1930. –craftily, adverb –craftiness, noun …  

  • craftily — crafty ► ADJECTIVE (craftier, craftiest) ▪ cunning or deceitful. DERIVATIVES craftily adverb craftiness noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

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