craftiness

craft·y

C0720300 (krăf′tē) adj. craft·i·er, craft·i·est 1. Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception. 2. Devoted to or skilled at handicrafts such as knitting or woodworking. 3. Archaic Skillful; dexterous.

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[Middle English, from Old English cræftig, strong, skillful, from cræft, skill.]

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craft′i·ly adv. craft′i·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	craftiness - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deceptioncunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness, craftastuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
	2.	craftiness - the quality of being craftydeceitfulness, guiledisingenuousness - the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor

craftiness

noun1. Deceitful cleverness:art, artfulness, artifice, craft, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness.2. Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action:chicanery, craft, deviousness, dishonesty, indirection, shadiness, shiftiness, slyness, sneakiness, trickery, trickiness, underhandedness.

Translations

狡猾

craft

(kraːft) noun1. an art or skill. the craft of wood-carving. 工藝 工艺2. (plural craft) a boat or ship. sailing craft. 船 船3. cunning or trickery. craft and deceit. 手腕，詭計 诡计，手腕 ˈcrafty adjective cunning and sly. 詭計多端的 狡猾的ˈcraftily adverb 詭計多端地 狡猾地ˈcraftiness noun 詭計多端 狡猾ˈcraftsman (ˈkraːftsmən) noun a person skilled at making things (especially by hand). 工匠 工匠ˈcraftsmanship (ˈkraːfts-) noun 手藝 工匠技艺