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craftily

/kɹˈæftili/ adv

In a crafty manner; slyly.

Word Origin Craftily comes from 'crafty', which is from 'craft' — originally meaning 'power, strength, skill' in Proto-Germanic. Over time, 'crafty' took on the sense of 'skillful in a cunning way'. The -ly makes it an adverb. Related words: craft, craftsman, handicraft, witchcraft. The root 'kraftaz' also gave German 'Kraft' (power). So craftily means acting with clever, sometimes sneaky skill.

adv In a crafty manner; slyly.

The fox craftily circled around the henhouse, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

(副词) 狡黠地；狡猾地；诡诈地

狐狸狡猾地绕着鸡舍转圈，等待最佳的袭击时机。

(adverbio) astutamente; con astucia; ladinamente; sigilosamente [De manera astuta; con astucia.]

El zorro rodeó astutamente el gallinero, esperando el momento perfecto para atacar.

(adverbe) rusément; astucieusement; sournoisement; avec ruse [D'une manière rusée ; avec astuce et sournoiserie.]

Le renard a contourné le poulailler avec ruse, attendant le moment parfait pour attaquer.

(Adverb) listig; schlau; hinterlistig [Auf eine listige, hinterhältige oder durchtriebene Weise.]

Der Fuchs umkreiste **craftily** den Hühnerstall und wartete auf den perfekten Moment zum Zuschlagen.

(副詞) 狡猾に、ずる賢く。

キツネは巧みに鶏小屋の周りを回り、攻撃の絶好の機会をうかがっていた。

(advérbio) astutamente; espertamente; manhosamente; com astúcia [De modo astuto; com esperteza.]

A raposa circulou astutamente ao redor do galinheiro, esperando o momento perfeito para atacar.

Synonyms: slyly cunningly artfully deviously guilefully insidiously underhandedly trickily Antonyms: honestly frankly openly naively
Word parts: craft + y + ly

Related words

crafty craftiness

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