as in cunning
clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means
a crafty real estate broker who got people to sell their property at bargain prices
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Recent Examples of crafty
And so their crafty new attacks send out links that direct to legitimate websites from a PC but to dangerous websites from a phone.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The crafty right-hander played for Boston in 2021 and was excellent for much of the campaign -- 3.46 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 52 innings through August -- before fading down the stretch as a heavy workload caught up to him.
—Dakota Randall, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Leroy Garrett What to know: Devin Walker is one of the craftiest (and most entertaining) players in the last decade of Challenges, having ruffled the feathers of even the most intimidating players (see: Johnny Bananas).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Their other top highlight was Benoit getting in a fight, which may have been a crafty gambit to halt play while he was stuck on the ice during a long shift.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The crafty right-hander played for Boston in 2021 and was excellent for much of the campaign -- 3.46 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 52 innings through August -- before fading down the stretch as a heavy workload caught up to him.
—Dakota Randall, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Leroy Garrett What to know: Devin Walker is one of the craftiest (and most entertaining) players in the last decade of Challenges, having ruffled the feathers of even the most intimidating players (see: Johnny Bananas).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Their other top highlight was Benoit getting in a fight, which may have been a crafty gambit to halt play while he was stuck on the ice during a long shift.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crafty
Adjective
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Esme forgoes a generic entreaty at the feet of her girlboss and instead makes a cunning personal plea for better judgment from her mentor.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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John Krasinski plays Luke, a cunning art thief in the action adventure thriller Fountain of Youth, and puts his skills to good use.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2025
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Save on breezy skirts, cute jeans, and stretchy yoga pants that are ideal for travel.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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More: Are cute children's books teaching kids about gender and sexuality?—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Crafty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crafty. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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