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n.

Dexterity in devising and effecting a purpose; cunning; artifice; stratagem.

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
Job. v. 13.
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IN BRIEF: Skillfulness in cheating or deceiving others.

pronunciation In some stories, the fox is known for craftiness.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  Synonyms: craft, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness

Meaning #2: the quality of being crafty
  Synonyms: deceitfulness, guile

 
 
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