crafty

Senso (Inglese)

1. Skillful at deceiving others.
2. Sneaky; surreptitious.
3. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
4. Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
5. Magical or occult, or allegedly so.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkɹæfti/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Middle English crafty, crefty, craftiȝ, from Old English cræftiġ (“ingenious; skilful; crafty; cunning; virtuous; powerful”), from Proto-West Germanic *kraftag, *kraftīg, *kraftug, from Proto-Germanic *kraftugaz (“powerful”), equivalent to craft + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kräftich, krääftig, West Frisian krêftich, Dutch krachtig, German Low German krachtig, German kräftig.