crafty
adjective(comparative craftier, superlative craftiest)
(usually disapproving)clever at getting what you want, especially by indirect or dishonest methods synonym cunning, wily巧妙的;(尤指)狡詐的,詭計多端的 He's a crafty old devil. 他是個奸詐狡猾的老家夥。 one of the party’s craftiest political strategists 這個政黨最精明的政治戰略家之一 There are times when the only way to win is by a crafty reinterpretation of the rules. 有時候,獲勝的唯一方法是對規則進行巧妙的重新解釋。 That was a crafty move/touch. 那是一次巧妙的行動/接觸。
Word OriginOld English cræftig ‘strong, powerful’, later ‘skilful’ (see craft, -y).