(adv) in an artful manner, Syn. cunningly, foxily, knavishly, slyly, artfully, trickily, Example:he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced; had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?
(adj) marked by skill in deception, Syn. slick, cunning, guileful, foxy, sly, tricksy, dodgy, wily, knavish, tricky, Example:cunning men often pass for wise; deep political machinations; a foxy scheme; a slick evasive answer; sly as a fox; tricky Dick; a wily old attorney
(n) perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos, Syn. Egyptian bean, bonavist, Indian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
a. 1. Like or characteristic of a knave{ 3 }; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick. “Knavish politicians.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]