crafty
adjective
skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
craftily
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a word derived from
crafty.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Skarsgård’s equivocal and unshowy performance—he’s a master of acting without seeming to be acting—creates an ambiguity around Gustav, craftily rendered by the two screenwriters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Conley had the offense running crisply and craftily whenever he was initiating.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
Vita Sackville-West was the inspiration for her lover Virginia Woolf’s novel “Orlando,” which craftily shimmied past censorship of the “Sapphist” literature of the day.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
“Meistersinger” is a clever piece, in that way there’s an artificiality to it, because it’s so craftily put together.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
He went to King City and studied a flush toilet and then built one of craftily bent tin and carved wood.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
