Craftily
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Craftily is an adverb meaning In a crafty manner; slyly.
Meaning
In a crafty manner; slyly.
Example Sentences
But the most bizarre twist of events was yet to come. That afternoon, Labour tabled a craftily worded motion. It would have guaranteed parliamentary time for a bill to ban fracking.
[H]e [Thomas Arundell] by his euill counſaile and prodigious ſuggeſtions, craftilye circumuented the king, inducyng him to graunt his letters of pardon to a great traytour the Erle of Arondell his brother [Richard Fitzalan, 4th Earl of Arundel].
Synonyms for craftily
Depending on context, synonyms include slyly, artfully, cunningly, knavishly, trickily, foxily.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cunningly, slyly, trickily, knavishly, artfully, foxily.
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