crafty
English
/ˈkɹɑːfti/, /ˈkɹæfti/
adj
Definitions
- Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
- Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
- Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English crafti inherited from Old English cræftiġ (ingenious, crafty, virtuous, powerful, cunning, skilful) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kraftagaz suffix from English craft.
Origin
English
craft
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Klankraft English
- Minecraft English
- aerocraft English
- aircraft English
- authorcraft English
- campcraft English
- craft English
- craftable English
- craftaholic English
- crafter English
- craftful English
- craftily English
- craftiness English
- craftist English
- craftless English
- craftlike English
- craftmaking English
- craftman English
- craftmaster English
- craftsman English
- craftsmaster English
- craftsome English
- craftsperson English
- craftswoman English
- craftwork English
- craftworker English
- craftworking English
- dwimmer English
- dwimmer-crafty English
- fellowcraft English
- fibrecraft English
- fieldcraft English
- flycraft English
- folkcraft English
- handcraft English
- hobbycraft English
- homecraft English
- housecraft English
- leathercraft English
- minecraft English
- multicraft English
- nanocraft English
- outcrafty English
- papercraft English
- pistolcraft English
- popcraft English
- recraft English
- roadcraft English
- rotorcraft English
- sailcraft English
- schoolcraft English
- seacraft English
- shuttlecraft English
- smallcraft English
- smithcraft English
- soulcraft English
- spacecraft English
- spellcraft English
- stagecraft English
- stonecraft English
- strawcraft English
- sugarcraft English
- tradecraft English
- uncraftiness English
- uncrafty English
- undercraft English
- watercraft English
- wildcraft English
- writercraft English
- yarncraft English
- Kraft German
- kräftig German
- geneeskrachtig Dutch, Flemish
- kracht Dutch, Flemish
- krachtig Dutch, Flemish
- *kraftagaz Proto-Germanic
- cræftiglice Old English
- cræftiġ Old English
- lagucræftig Old English
- modcræftig Old English
- craft Middle English
- crafti Middle English
- craftyly Middle English
- crachtich Middle Dutch
- kraftag Old Saxon
- craft
- crafter
- recraft
- dwimmer
- uncrafty
- popcraft
- seacraft
- craftman
- craftily
- flycraft
- craftful
- craftist
- aircraft
- folkcraft
- wildcraft
- craftsman
- aerocraft
- homecraft
- roadcraft
- handcraft
- Klankraft
- craftless
- sailcraft
- craftable
- soulcraft
- nanocraft
- yarncraft
- Minecraft
- craftlike
- campcraft
- craftwork
- outcrafty
- minecraft
- craftsome
- craftiness
- strawcraft
- tradecraft
- smithcraft
- papercraft
- sugarcraft
- rotorcraft
- stonecraft
- fibrecraft
- stagecraft
- undercraft
- multicraft
- smallcraft
- spacecraft
- watercraft
- spellcraft
- hobbycraft
- housecraft
- fieldcraft
- craftmaster
- pistolcraft
- fellowcraft
- authorcraft
- craftaholic
- craftworker
- craftmaking
- schoolcraft
- craftswoman
- writercraft
- shuttlecraft
- craftworking
- craftsmaster
- leathercraft
- craftsperson
- uncraftiness
- dwimmer-crafty