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Meanings of crafty in English

Marked by skill in deception.

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Usage of crafty in English
1
The crafty antagonists grapple in every cunning of the art of war.
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2
But the crafty Menapian foresaw and prevented the severity of the emperor.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
3
The crafty fellow made the sign of the cross and hurried home.
Folk Tales from the Russian
4
The advantage of the plan was instantly grasped by the crafty Apache.
Bloom of Cactus
5
Silent, too; the struggle was silent and insidious and crafty as death.
The Freebooters of the Wilderness
6
He awaited the propitious moment with the crafty patience of the sick.
Les Misérables
7
The stranger had been in many fights and he was very crafty.
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8
He was brave and crafty, keen in statesmanship, and dissolute in pleasure.
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9
Never heard of anything so crafty and so impudent in his life.
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10
Whereupon the anomalous Mr. Gerard and the crafty Senator Ladrigo discreetly withdrew.
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11
The crafty butler pretended not to understand the meaning of her words.
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12
The crafty face of the surgeon fell, and he bit his lip.
Young Captain Jack; Or, The Son of a Soldier
13
The guerrilla was crafty enough to seize upon the cue thus given.
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14
The farmer from the foothills cut his eyes down to crafty slits.
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15
There's a crafty Frenchman in the fort has been troubling the lassie.
Lords of the North
16
Now would he track down the crafty Sabor and slay her likewise.
Tarzan of the Apes
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
Less common