a. [ AS. cræftig. ] 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. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily. “A pair of crafty knaves.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
With anxious care and crafty wiles. J. Baillie.
Syn. -- Skillful; dexterous; cunning; artful; wily; sly; fraudulent; deceitful; subtle; shrewd. See Cunning. [ 1913 Webster ]