"craftful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more craftful [comparative], most craftful [superlative]
Etymology: craft + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|craft|ful|pos=adjective}} craft + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} craftful (comparative more craftful, superlative most craftful)
  1. Crafty; full of tricks.
    Sense id: en-craftful-en-adj-uT7ANHZk Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 30 18 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 57 22 21
  2. Employing crafting techniques.
    Sense id: en-craftful-en-adj-lnH-vcnd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: craftfuls [plural]
Etymology: craft + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|craft|ful|pos=noun}} craft + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} craftful (plural craftfuls)
  1. A quantity that a craft (any sense) contains.
    Sense id: en-craftful-en-noun-fxrU-gV2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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