crafty
clever at achieving goals through indirect or deceptive means; cunning
Word origin: From Old English cræft, skill or power.
Crafty in a sentence
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The crafty diplomat maneuvered all parties into an agreement that none had anticipated entering.
The novel's crafty villain manipulates every other character without once revealing his true intentions.
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Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.
Using “crafty” well
Crafty carries a negative tone, implying cleverness used for deception, unlike the neutral word skillful. It pairs with cunning and wily.
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