craftly adjective 2adverb 2forms 2 adjective2 •(rare) Skillful, expert; indicative of skill. •(nonstandard, no longer used) Crafty, cunning.Mo than a thousande ways he hath / by his craftly fraudes to deceyue man. — 1526 adverb2 •(rare) Skillfully, expertly.The Pen Becomes a Clarion / When we write about this gracious Hillsborough home. 8 rms. in all, craftly decorated as only large high-ceiling rooms can be, some beautifully beamed. — 1959 •(nonstandard, no longer used) Craftily, cunningly.In the quhylkis war nocht, bot bꝛokyn leiffis and few of thaym bꝛaider than the palme of ane mannis hand, wꝛittin craftly on rude and hard parchement. — 1540 formsmore craftly · most craftly
