noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Skill in deception, slyness. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the quality of being crafty wordnet
3. 3
   shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception wordnet

Synonyms

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artartfulnessartificecanninessclevernesscraft

Example

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"We offer a contest of craftiness and agility."

Etymology

From crafty + -ness.

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