uncraftyadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare (with the sense of ‘weak, feeble’) Old Saxon unkrahtag, Middle Dutch oncrachtich, -crechtich, -creftich (older Dutch onkrachtig), Middle Low German unkrechtich, Old High German unchreftic (Middle High German unkreftig, German unkräftig), Middle Danish ukraftig.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈcrafty.

†1. Not dexterous or ingenious; unskilful. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > lacking ingenuity or cleverness

uncrafty1483

uningenious1769

uncontriving1774

unclever1775

deviceless1851

1483 Cath. Angl. 80/1 Vn Crafty, inartificiosus.

?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth xxviii. f. 38^v Whiche army was vncraftie, sluggishe, and feble.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. iii. 23 Þe rude and vncrafty pepill of þat regioun.

2. Not crafty or cunning; guileless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > artless, guileless, or innocent

simple?c1225

innocenta1382

simple-hearted?c1425

unsubtlea1500

indolec1550

naïfc1598

sacklessa1600

plain-hearted1601

unnooked1602

unguileful1604

onefold1606

naivea1614

innocentious1624

innocential1628

excuseless1640

uncrafty1647

craftless1650

ingenuousa1662

innocentive1661

unartful1703

artless1714

ingénue1848

blue-eyed1903

1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. Vncraftie, sonder schalckheyt.

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium p. viii By the new methods, a Simple and Uncrafty Man cannot be wise unto salvation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	uncrafty
释义	uncraftyadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare (with the sense of ‘weak, feeble’) Old Saxon unkrahtag, Middle Dutch oncrachtich, -crechtich, -creftich (older Dutch onkrachtig), Middle Low German unkrechtich, Old High German unchreftic (Middle High German unkreftig, German unkräftig), Middle Danish ukraftig.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈcrafty. †1. Not dexterous or ingenious; unskilful. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > lacking ingenuity or cleverness uncrafty1483 uningenious1769 uncontriving1774 unclever1775 deviceless1851 1483 Cath. Angl. 80/1 Vn Crafty, inartificiosus. ?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth xxviii. f. 38^v Whiche army was vncraftie, sluggishe, and feble. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. iii. 23 Þe rude and vncrafty pepill of þat regioun. 2. Not crafty or cunning; guileless. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > artless, guileless, or innocent simple?c1225 innocenta1382 simple-hearted?c1425 unsubtlea1500 indolec1550 naïfc1598 sacklessa1600 plain-hearted1601 unnooked1602 unguileful1604 onefold1606 naivea1614 innocentious1624 innocential1628 excuseless1640 uncrafty1647 craftless1650 ingenuousa1662 innocentive1661 unartful1703 artless1714 ingénue1848 blue-eyed1903 1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. Vncraftie, sonder schalckheyt. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium p. viii By the new methods, a Simple and Uncrafty Man cannot be wise unto salvation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1483
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