different between crafty vs underhanded

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)

1. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
2. Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
3. 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.

4. 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

English

Alternative forms

• under-handed

Etymology

under- +? handed

Adjective

underhanded (comparative more underhanded, superlative most underhanded)

1. Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.
2. Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating.

   His underhanded trick backfired and he was disqualified.

3. Insincere; sarcastic.

   An underhanded compliment is actually criticism.

4. Secret; surreptitious.
5. Understaffed.

Synonyms

• (all, except "understaffed"): underhand
• (understaffed): shorthanded

Derived terms

• underhandedly
• underhandedness

Translations

Adverb

underhanded (comparative more underhanded, superlative most underhanded)

1. In an underhanded manner.

Synonyms

• (in an underhanded manner): underhandedly

Translations

Verb

underhanded

1. simple past tense and past participle of underhand

Noun

the underhanded pl (plural only)

1. Devious people, collectively.