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The definition of crafty is someone who is sly, clever and deceitful at achieving some goal, or someone or something related to making creative objects.

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When you come up with a sly plan to make your friend think that going to the movies was his idea because you know he otherwise would not want to go, this is an example of a time when you are crafty.
A person who likes to knit, sew and do beadworkis an example of someone who would be described as crafty.

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See crafty in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective craftier, craftiest

subtly deceitful; sly; cunning; artful: a crafty rascal

Origin: ME crafti, powerful, sly: see craft & -y

Related Forms:

craftily adverb
craftiness noun

See crafty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective craft·i·er, craft·i·est

Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception.
Chiefly British Skillful; dexterous.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English crǽftig, strong, skillful

Origin: , from crǽft, skill

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Related Forms:

craftˈi·ly adverb

craftˈi·ness noun

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