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crafty

UK/ˈkɹɑːfti/ US/ˈkɹæfti/ uncommon dated

adjective

1.

marked by skill in deception

  • “cunning men often pass for wise”
  • “deep political machinations”
  • “a foxy scheme”
  • “a slick evasive answer”
  • “sly as a fox”
  • “tricky Dick”
  • “a wily old attorney”
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Origin

From Middle English crafty, crefty, craftiȝ, from Old English cræftiġ (“ingenious; skilful; crafty; cunning; virtuous; powerful”), from Proto-West Germanic *kraftag, *kraftīg, *kraftug, from Proto-Germanic *kraftugaz (“powerful”), equivalent to craft + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kräftich, krääftig, West Frisian krêftich, Dutch krachtig, German Low German krachtig, German kräftig.

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