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# craftiness

noun (no plural)

«craftiness» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Cleverness used in a sly way, especially for tricking people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftiness/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, the sly cunning of a fox, a witch or a villain who plans to fool others.

### Examples

- His craftiness made the king believe him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftiness/#x1)
- The fox used his craftiness to escape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftiness/#x2)
- We admired her craftiness in solving the puzzle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftiness/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

It means sly scheming. Job says God catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the Psalm links it with bribes.

**Interpretation.** The tradition teaches that clever plotting is caught by God. Honesty is valued above cleverness.

### Examples

- In whose hands is craftiness, and their right hand is full of bribes. (Writings PSA.26.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craftiness/#x1)
- He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong. (Writings JOB.5.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craftiness/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «craftiness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/craftiness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«craftiness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/craftiness.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «craftiness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craftiness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«craftiness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/craftiness.html) on Mova free.