different between crafty vs cagey
crafty
English
Etymology
From Middle English crafti, crefti, from Old English cræfti? (“ingenious; skilful; crafty; cunning; virtuous; powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *kraftagaz, *kraftugaz (“powerful”), equivalent to craft +? -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kräftich, West Frisian krêftich, Dutch krachtig, German Low German krachtig, German kräftig.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?k?æfti/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k???fti/
Adjective
crafty (comparative craftier, superlative craftiest)
- Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
- Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
- Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft
- Synonyms: cunning, wily
- For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]
- Together, with the help of the drunkard Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), the only District 12 citizen ever to win the Games, they challenge tributes that range from sadistic volunteers to crafty kids like the pint-sized Rue (Amandla Stenberg) to the truly helpless and soon-to-be-dead.
- Sneaky; surreptitious.
- I took a crafty look at his hand of cards while he was out of the room.
Synonyms
- (skillful): See also Thesaurus:skilled
- (cunning, wily): See also Thesaurus:wily
Translations
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cagey
English
Alternative forms
- cagy
Etymology
Initially US colloquial, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ke?d?i/
- Rhymes: -e?d?i
Adjective
cagey (comparative cagier, superlative cagiest)
- Wary, careful, shrewd.
- Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.
- Synonyms: evasive, reticent
Derived terms
- cagily
- caginess
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