craftiness

Definitions of craftiness
  1. noun
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
    synonyms: craft, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
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    type of:
    astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness
    intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
  2. noun
    the quality of being crafty
    synonyms: deceitfulness, guile
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    type of:
    disingenuousness
    the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
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