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1. wikidiff.com › guileful › craftyCrafty vs Guileful - What's the difference? | WikiDiff

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   Crafty is a related term of guileful. As adjectives the difference between crafty and guileful is that crafty is relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous while guileful is full of guile; treacherously deceptive.

   • Guile vs Crafty

     Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous....

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3. www.writingtips.cc › sly-vs-cunning-vs-crafty-vsSly vs Cunning vs Crafty vs Tricky vs Foxy vs Insidious vs ...

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   Dec 5, 2020 · Sly, cunning, crafty, tricky, foxy, insidious, wily, guileful, artful are comparable when they mean having or showing a disposition to attain one’s ends by devious or indirect means.

4. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 68987What's the difference between cunning, crafty and wily?

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   The definitions are quite similar, but what are the differences in meaning between them, exactly? cunning: having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion. crafty: clever at achieving one’s aims by indirect or deceitful methods. wily: skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully

   • The differences are indeed very subtle. I would say cunning usually denotes uncommon intelligence; crafty usually denotes uncommon creativity; and...
   • Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms says all the terms (along with sly, tricky, foxy, insidious, guileful and artful) are comparable when they mean ha...
   • Cunningness based on acquiring circumstantial favour by means of deceit even creating harms to others. Intelligence is based on genuine methods app...

5. forum.wordreference.com › threads › astute-vsAstute vs Guileful vs Crafty | WordReference Forums

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   Jan 8, 2016 · Guileful and crafty mean clever but also rather dishonest. Guileful is higher register than crafty.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGUILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   uncountable noun. Guile is the quality of being good at deceiving people in a clever way. His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate. I love children's innocence and lack of guile. Synonyms: cunning, craft, deception, deceit More Synonyms of guile. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

7. wikidiff.com › crafty › guileGuile vs Crafty - What's the difference? | WikiDiff

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   Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous. Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful. Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily.

8. www.raullara.net › blog › art-versus-craftArt versus Craft: Unraveling the Differences - raullara.net

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   Q: What is the difference between art and craft? A: Art is the expression of emotion and concept, while craft is the creation of functional or decorative objects. Art is subjective, abstract, and open to interpretation, while craft is objective, concrete, and based on standards.

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   What is the difference between guileful and crafty?

   • Crafty also implies a use of intelligence but it usually suggests a higher order of mentality than cunning. Wily (and guileful) stress an attempt to ensnare or entrap; they usually imply treacherous astuteness or sagacity and a lack of scruples regarding the means to one's end.

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   What is the difference between cunning and crafty?

   • The differences are indeed very subtle. I would say cunning usually denotes uncommon intelligence; crafty usually denotes uncommon creativity; and wily usually denotes uncommon skill. Of the three, crafty has the weakest, most lightweight connotation. Someone who is cunning might also be described as brilliant.

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   What is a crafty person?

   • Of the three, crafty has the weakest, most lightweight connotation. Someone who is cunning might also be described as brilliant. Someone who is wily may not be particularly smart or ingenious in a conventional sense; they may have developed their skill through sheer experience, or they may have strong "street sense".

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