What's the difference between craftily and crafty?

Craftily


Definition:

  • (adv.) With craft; artfully; cunningly.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And they are going to need it: with Hampstead theatre craftily reconfigured into a running track, and the show heading straight into the West End after its run, the cast will need considerable stamina to get through eight shows a week without injury and exhaustion.
  • (2) But the chances are still fair for a reasonable outcome that would be good for Burkina Faso itself and could also have an exemplary effect on the numerous other African countries where leaders may be craftily musing on the possibility of manipulating term limits.
  • (3) What so riles the Lib Dems – and, just to make this clear, it's their own fault – is that the plot of the coalition's story may well turn out to be something like this: Cameron in Flashman mode, craftily convincing his new friends to journey into the unknown, leaving them mortally wounded, and walking away, cackling, with barely a scratch.
  • (4) This is also why the angriest I’ve ever been with any company ever, pretty much, was the day I turned into the tinned-veg aisle to find a craftily-hung display of Hot Wheels toys.
  • (5) Her admirers, though, credit her with being craftily pragmatic, and having a keen sense of which way the political winds are blowing.
  • (6) A goal appeared certain when David Silva, already in a good position to shoot, craftily slipped the ball forward for Dzeko to make sure, only for the striker to let the ball run and miss his chance.
  • (7) The prime minister has craftily put two Brexiteers – Davis and Liam Fox – in charge of negotiating Brexit.
  • (8) Since near-identical copies of Leonardo's painting exist, it would have been strategically advisable that one be placed in that specially-marked wooden crate labelled "Mona Lisa", and shipped for storage while the original was craftily hidden away.
  • (9) It's like a whimsical live-action episode of Postman Pat where his cat is craftily carved up and sold back to him.
  • (10) 21 Seymour Place, London W1h 58H; Tues-Fri noon-5pm; 020 8616 0771; homemadelondon.com Lewisham Art House Excellent arts centre that provides a huge selection of workshops.140 Lewisham Way, London; 0208 691 9113; For the craftily anarchic, these one off nights combine live rockabilly, dancing and crafts, with prizes for the silliest creation.

Crafty


Definition:

  • (a.) Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
  • (a.) Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
  • (a.) Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Intricate is the key word, as screwball dialogue plays off layered wordplay, recurring jokes and referential callbacks to build to the sort of laughs that hit you twice: an initial belly laugh followed, a few minutes later, by the crafty laugh of recognition.
  • (2) In defence of Chelsea’s Diego Costa: a crafty, talented street fighter | Chris Taylor Read more Facebook Twitter Pinterest One of the clashes involving Chelsea’s Diego Costa Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
  • (3) Manchester Craft and Design Centre, 17 Oak Street, Manchester, M4 5JD; Mon-Fri 9am–5pm; 07850 894 752; ministryofcraft.co.uk The Viking Loom Independent but with huge in-store stock, this is an Aladdin's cave of all things crafty.
  • (4) Or on one he didn't like: "I can admire Bacon's crafty use of paint, though it tends towards gimmickry.
  • (5) The news that snails have a homing instinct – which crafty gardeners can overcome by moving them more than 20 metres away from their home patch – may come as a surprise to some.
  • (6) But then the Tory message did none so well either, with a mere 12-seat majority , despite crafty bribery of select demographics, despite a Labour near collapse.
  • (7) This highly energetic picture isn't for everyone – but if you like your whimsical magical realism done up in an antic, extra-crafty style, this may just win your heart.
  • (8) No goals, and frankly not too much excitement either, though the Fulham manager, Martin Jol, did his best by setting off the fire alarms with a crafty cigarette before kick-off.
  • (9) Thor: The Dark World sees Chris Hemsworth's Asgardian prince forced to team up with Tom Hiddleston's crafty Loki to take down an even greater threat, Christopher Eccleston's nefarious Malekith.
  • (10) But in England, conservatism's story remains bound up with the Conservative party – and here, Cameron is found wanting, while Nigel Farage has enough craftiness and political leeway to make hay.
  • (11) North Korea has launched a vitriolic attack on the South Korean president, comparing her to "crafty prostitute" in thrall to her "pimp" Barack Obama.
  • (12) 3D printing has always been at the heart of this colourful, crafty community, empowering the DIY community to design and build their own artwork and products on 3D printers - and helping the technology edge slowly towards the mainstream.
  • (13) Or perhaps they just think that the oath might be taken in the eyes of God, and they’re worried that they’ll be murdered by an errant lightning bolt the second they pop outside for a crafty fag during double geography.
  • (14) Even today, there is a lot that can be lost by a reckless closure decision, and a lot preserved by a crafty innovation or the inter-authority co-operation that many are examining.
  • (15) In a crafty legal move, the conservative justices didn't strike down Section 5 of the law, which creates the system for "preclearance".
  • (16) He gets in some crafty digs at his medical colleagues.
  • (17) If I'm home in Kent, I feed my two spaniels, have a cup of tea and defend my digestive biscuits from being snaffled by my crafty dogs.
  • (18) Manufacturers don’t want shoppers to notice that they are getting less for their money, so they have become particularly crafty at concealing their shrinking products.
  • (19) Humility, he says, is greatly prized by the Masai and their other defining characteristics are also illuminating: “Very nice people, very jovial, very happy, very welcoming, very kind, very courageous … don’t like anyone who is a little bit crafty,” he says.
  • (20) He’s a very interesting person, of course, and crafty: he’s sending troops, but not sending them.

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