What does craftily mean?
Craftily means In a crafty manner; slyly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a crafty manner; slyly..
[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].
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.
Use craftily when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Craftily means In a crafty manner; slyly..
Common synonyms include slyly, artfully, cunningly, knavishly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[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].
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