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   crafty

   /ˈkrɑːfti/

   adjective

   • 1. clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods: "a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison"
   • ▪ (of something pleasurable) consumed or done in an unplanned, surreptitious way: informal British "he sneaked off to a toilet for a crafty fag"
   • 2. involving the making of decorative objects and other things by hand: "a market full of crafty pots and interesting earrings"
   • ▪ skilled at the making of decorative objects and other things by hand: "they are looking for crafty people to join the group to make ornaments"

   Word Origin Old Englishcræftig ‘strong, powerful’, later ‘skilful’ (see craft, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. craftily adverb
   • 2. craftiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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