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crafty

/ˈkɹæfti/ adjetivo C1

En español: mañoso, habiloso, astuto, pillo

  1. Skillful at deceiving others.
  2. Sneaky; surreptitious. · I took a crafty look at his hand of cards while he was out of the room.
  3. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous, clever.
  4. Magical or occult, or allegedly so. (dated) · a crafty science

Comparativo craftier · Superlativo 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!
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 72 · B2
It was an odious face—crafty, vicious, malignant, with shifty, light-grey eyes and white lashes.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 62 · C1
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.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 124 · C1
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.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 496 · C1

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