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Crafty

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cunningnounSly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
artfulCharacterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
knavishHaving the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
guilefulFull of guile; treacherously deceptive.
wilySly, cunning, full of tricks.
slynounArtfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
slicknounSlippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
trickyHard to deal with, complicated.
dodgy(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.
foxynoun(informal) Attractive, sexy (of a woman).
tricksyInclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.

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WordDefinition
artfulCharacterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
cunningSly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
wilySly, cunning, full of tricks.
slyArtfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
tricksyInclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.
guilefulFull of guile; treacherously deceptive.
trickyHard to deal with, complicated.
knavishHaving the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
dodgy(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.
slickSlippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
foxy(informal) Attractive, sexy (of a woman).
ingeniousOf a person, displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.
cleverQuick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
resourcefulCapable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.
astuteShrewd or crafty.
creativeTending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
shrewdShowing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
neatClean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
inventivePossessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.
subdolous(obsolete) Sly; crafty; cunning.

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