crafty
/ˈkɹæfti/ adjective C1- Skillful at deceiving others.
- Sneaky; surreptitious. · I took a crafty look at his hand of cards while he was out of the room.
- Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous, clever.
- Magical or occult, or allegedly so. · a crafty science
Comparative craftier · Superlative craftiest
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A very old Mouse, who had escaped many a trap and snare, observed from a safe distance the trick of his crafty foe and said, “Ah!
It was an odious face—crafty, vicious, malignant, with shifty, light-grey eyes and white lashes.
The light beneath him was reflected in his small, cunning eyes which peered fiercely to right and left through the darkness like a crafty and savage animal who has heard the steps of the hunters.
His mouth was large, and the lips, which had not yet regained their color, were particularly thin; in fact, the deep and crafty look, giving a predominant expression to the child’s face, belonged rather to a boy of twelve or fourteen than to one so young.
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