crafty

Meaning

Adjective

• Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
• Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
• Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft
• Sneaky; surreptitious.

Origin

• From Middle English crafti, crefti, from Old English cræftiġ ("ingenious; skilful; crafty; cunning; virtuous; powerful"), from Proto-Germanic *kraftagaz, *kraftugaz, equivalent to craft + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kräftich, West Frisian krêftich, Dutch krachtig, German Low German krachtig, German kräftig.