ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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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