- crafty; cunning
- подмолен; итар
English-Macedonian dictionary. 2013.
English-Macedonian dictionary. 2013.
Cunning — Cun ning (k[u^]n n[i^]ng), a. [AS. cunnan to know, to be able. See 1st {Con}, {Can}.] 1. Knowing; skillful; dexterous. A cunning workman. Ex. xxxviii. 23. [1913 Webster] Tis beauty truly blent, whose red and white Nature s own sweet and cunning… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crafty — Craft y (kr?ft ?), a. [AS. cr[ae]ftig.] 1. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous. [Obs.] Crafty work. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] 2. Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful. [1913 Webster] A noble crafty man of trees.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crafty — tricky, *sly, cunning, insidious, foxy, guileful, wily, artful Analogous words: adroit, *clever, cunning: *shrewd, astute: *sharp, keen, acute Contrasted words: *stupid, slow, dull, dense, crass, dumb: obtuse, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
crafty — [kraf′tē, kräf′tē] adj. craftier, craftiest [ME crafti, powerful, sly: see CRAFT & Y2] subtly deceitful; sly; cunning; artful [a crafty rascal] SYN. SLY craftily adv. craftiness n … English World dictionary
cunning — adj 1 ingenious, *clever, adroit Analogous words: skillful, skilled, adept, *proficient, expert, masterly 2 crafty, tricky, artful, *sly, foxy, insidious, wily, guileful Analogous words: devious, oblique, *crooked … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cunning — [adj1] devious acute, artful, astute, cagey, canny, crafty, crazy like fox*, deep, fancy footwork*, foxy, guileful, insidious, keen, knowing, Machiavellian, sharp, shifty, shrewd, slick, slippery, sly, sly boots*, smart, smarts, smooth, street… … New thesaurus
crafty — M.E. crafti, from O.E. cræftig strong, powerful, later skillful, ingenious, degenerating by c.1200 to cunning, sly; from CRAFT (Cf. craft) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Craftily; craftiness … Etymology dictionary
crafty — [adj] clever, scheming adroit, artful, astute, cagey, calculating, canny, crazy like fox*, cunning, deceitful, deep, designing, devious, disingenuous, duplicitous, foxy*, fraudulent, guileful, insidious, intelligent, keen, knowing, sharp, shrewd … New thesaurus
crafty — ► ADJECTIVE (craftier, craftiest) ▪ cunning or deceitful. DERIVATIVES craftily adverb craftiness noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
cunning — [kun′iŋ] adj. [ME, having skill, knowing < prp. of cunnen, to know: see CAN1] 1. Now Rare skillful or clever 2. skillful in deception; sly; crafty 3. made or done with skill or ingenuity ☆ 4. attractive or pretty in a delicate way; cute n … English World dictionary
crafty person — cunning person, sly individual, wily person, scheming person … English contemporary dictionary