craftily

In sneaky fashion

In a crafty manner—with cunning, slyness, or shrewd calculation.

The word suggests using cleverness to gain advantage, often through indirect or deceptive means: She craftily avoided answering the question.

He craftily maneuvered his rivals into opposing each other.

cunning

scheming

Crafty and calculating

astutely · cannily · slyly · cleverly · strategically · resourcefully · sharp · savvy · streetwise · perspicacious

deceptive

sneakily

In furtive manner

manipulatively · underhanded · duplicitously · treacherously · insidiously · furtively · covertly · dissembling · conniving · fraudulently

skillful

deftly

With nimble precision

expertly · proficiently · skillfully · ingeniously · intricately · meticulously · precisely · delicately · nimbly · handily

Opposites
directness and honesty

craftilyhonestly

In a truthful manner

forthrightly · candidly · straightforwardly · openly · directly

skill and sophistication

craftilyartlessly

Without cunning or pretense

clumsily · naively · ineptly · awkwardly · heavy-handedly

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craftiness, crafting

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G