Definitions for craftiness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
craft•yˈkræf ti, ˈkrɑf-(adj.)craft•i•er, craft•i•est.
skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
Dial. skillful.
Origin of crafty:
bef. 900; ME; OE cræftig skilled
craft′i•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness(noun)
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
craftiness, deceitfulness, guile(noun)
the quality of being crafty
Wiktionary
craftiness(Noun)
Skill in deception, slyness
Webster Dictionary
Craftiness(noun)
dexterity in devising and effecting a purpose; cunning; artifice; stratagem
Translations for craftiness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
craftiness(noun)
cunning and sly.
- slimheid, geslepenheidAfrikaans
- مُخادَعَه، مُراوَغَـهArabic
- хитринаBulgarian
- manhaPortuguese (BR)
- lstivostCzech
- die List, die SchlauheitGerman
- udspekulerethed; listighed; drevenhedDanish
- πονηριάGreek
- astuciaSpanish
- salakavalusEstonian
- مکر؛ حیلهFarsi
- juonikkuusFinnish
- ruseFrench
- עָרמָהHebrew
- चालाकीHindi
- lukavostCroatian
- fortély(osság)Hungarian
- kecerdikanIndonesian
- lymskaIcelandic
- astuziaItalian
- ずるさJapanese
- 교활Korean
- gudrumas, suktumasLithuanian
- viltība; veiklībaLatvian
- kelicikanMalay
- sluwheidDutch
- listighet, sluhetNorwegian
- przebiegłośćPolish
- مکر؛ حیلهPersian
- ټګ، بانه ، حیلهPashto
- manhaPortuguese
- şiretenieRomanian
- хитростьRussian
- ľstivosťSlovak
- premetenostSlovenian
- lukavstvoSerbian
- list, slughetSwedish
- ความมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยมThai
- kurnazlık, hilekârlıkTurkish
- 詭計多端Chinese (Trad.)
- хитрість; вправністьUkrainian
- عيارىUrdu
- sự láu cáVietnamese
- 狡猾Chinese (Simp.)
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