crafty
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++craft·y /ˈkrɑːfti $ ˈkræf-/ ●○○ adjective (comparative craftier, superlative craftiest) INTELLIGENTgood at getting what you want by clever planning and by secretly deceiving people 诡计多端的，狡猾的 SYN cunning, sly He’s a crafty old devil. 他是个狡猾的老家伙。► see thesaurus at intelligent —craftily adverb —craftiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
crafty• That will be when the crafty bit comes in.• So they sent Odysseus, the master of crafty cunning, to get them by trickery.• Crafty cyber-thieves have found that they can steal a lot of money in electronic bank thefts with very little risk.• Jerry was crafty -- he got into the match free by crawling under the fence.• Willis plays a crafty policeman fighting international terrorists.• Although in his mid-eighties, he had only recently been written out of the curriculum by some crafty predecessor of mine.• What happened next was tailor-made for the crafty Prost.• It was a crafty question. "Why are you trying to catch me out?" he replied.• Last week in Baltimore, the crafty Ravens came up with a no-huddle offense, which left the Raiders completely flummoxed.• Jerry and Tony had worked out a crafty way of avoiding paying tax.craft·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
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crafty
craft‧y /ˈkrɑːfti $ ˈkræf-/
adjective (comparative craftier, superlative craftiest)
good at getting what you want by clever planning and by secretly deceiving people
SYN cunning, sly:
He’s a crafty old devil.
—craftily adverb
—craftiness noun [uncountable]
▪ intelligent having a high level of mental ability, and good at thinking clearly and understanding ideas: The top universities aim to select the most intelligent students.
▪clever especially British English, smart especially American English intelligent, so that you can think and learn quickly and find ways to solve problems: That was very clever of you. How did you do that? | I wasn’t smart enough to be a lawyer.
▪bright intelligent – used especially about children and young people: He’s a very bright kid. | the brightest student in the class
▪brilliant extremely intelligent and good at the work you do: a brilliant scientist
▪gifted a gifted child is much more intelligent than most other children: a special school for gifted children
▪wise able to make good decisions and give sensible advice, especially because you have a lot of experience: a wise old man
▪cunning/crafty good at using your intelligence to get what you want, often by making secret plans or tricking people: She was cunning enough to keep this latest piece of information secret. | He’s a crafty old devil!
▪brainy informal intelligent and good at studying: My sister is the brainy one in our family.
craft‧y /ˈkrɑːfti $ ˈkræf-/
adjective (comparative craftier, superlative craftiest)good at getting what you want by clever planning and by secretly deceiving people
SYN cunning, sly:
—craftily adverb
—craftiness noun [uncountable]
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