crafty

/ˈkrɑːfti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkræfti/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkraf-tē/ (ame, mw)

crafty — adjective

  • craftypositive
  • craftiercomparative
  • craftiestsuperlative

1. able to gain an advantage by hiding your real plan or by using unfair tricks.

1.形容詞B2
釋義

able to gain an advantage by hiding your real plan or by using unfair tricks.

例句

Christopher came up with a crafty excuse for leaving work early.

crafty excuse — dishonest way to avoid a duty

Ritu made a crafty plan to copy the answers without the teacher noticing.

crafty plan — secret method for cheating

同義詞
  • cunning

    often suggests cold, calculated intelligence in planning

  • sly

    stresses secrecy and a hint of playful or hidden intent

  • wily

    suggests experienced, strategic trickery over time

  • sneaky

    more informal and focuses on underhand behaviour

反義詞

文法句型

crafty + noun (plan, excuse, trick, lawyer)

be crafty enough to + verb

用法筆記

Often describes behaviour, expressions, or plans when the cleverness feels sneaky rather than admirable. If you only mean that someone is intelligent, use clever or smart instead.

常見錯誤

❌Our crafty teacher explained the maths problem clearly.
✅Our clever teacher explained the maths problem clearly.
💡In this sense, crafty suggests hidden or dishonest methods, not general intelligence.
❌We bought a crafty scarf at the market.
✅We bought a handmade scarf at the market.
💡Crafty in this sense describes trickiness, not an object made by hand.

2. connected with hobbies where people make things by hand, such as sewing, paper a

2.形容詞B2
釋義

connected with hobbies where people make things by hand, such as sewing, paper art, or woodwork.

例句

The museum shop sells crafty kits with beads, paper, and small wooden shapes.

crafty + kits — supplies for handmaking hobbies

We spent Saturday at a crafty fair full of candles, soap, and woven bags.

crafty fair — event centered on handmade goods

文法句型

crafty + noun (fair, kit, room, blog)

用法筆記

Mostly appears before nouns such as fair, kit, blog, or room. It describes things connected with arts-and-crafts activities, not a person's personality.

3. enjoying making things by hand and wanting to spend time sewing, painting, or bu

3.形容詞B2
釋義

enjoying making things by hand and wanting to spend time sewing, painting, or building small things.

例句

Bao is crafty and always brings extra beads to the community workshop.

be crafty — enjoy making things by hand

Amani got crafty after learning to sew bags with her grandmother.

get crafty — become interested in craft hobbies

同義詞
  • creative

    broader and not limited to arts-and-crafts hobbies

  • artistic

    focuses more on art style than on handmaking activities

文法句型

be crafty

feel crafty

get crafty

become crafty

用法筆記

Usually follows be, feel, get, or become and describes someone who enjoys making things by hand. Unlike Sense 2, it talks about people rather than events or objects.

常見錯誤

❌My dad is crafty because he fixed the car engine.
✅My dad is handy with tools because he fixed the car engine.
💡This sense is about enjoying crafts, not general repair skill.