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craftier

  • comparative
    of crafty.
    crafty
    adjective
    skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.

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The remaining nominees — knockouts of style and mood — are craftier evocations, digging into spaces where memories are vivid yet elusive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

But the flipping is craftier than just that.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2019

Nearly a decade older and substantially craftier, Ms. Lash has returned to some of the same thematic territory in her new work, “Desire,” which premieres at the Miller Theater at Columbia University on Wednesday.

From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2019

Is he just learning to pitch more craftier or should we be concerned with a potential injury or skill decline?

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2019

She’d used craftier methods, like this, and gotten better results.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor