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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As the only standalone English track of the album, its lyrics speak of a situationship so suspended in uncertainty that Selines craftily matched it with the sonic sensation of floating into outer space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
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
The song grapples, craftily and intensely, with the distance between passion and logic, between feelings and measurements.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
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
He regarded her craftily, almost with pleasure at the thought of combat.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
