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uncrafty

uncrafty adjective: not crafty; unscheming.

Adjective

uncrafty (comparative more uncrafty, superlative most uncrafty)

  1. Not crafty; unscheming.
    • Y' are brave, but the most uncrafty lad that I can think upon!1888, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Black Arrow
    • ...and when he appeared in their midst, the simple, unaffected, uncrafty man that he was, a revulsion of feeling immediately took place.2008, Henry J Horn, Strange Visitors

Forms of uncrafty

comparativemore uncrafty
superlativemost uncrafty

Origin of uncrafty

From un- + crafty.

Words formed from uncrafty

Questions about uncrafty

What does uncrafty mean?
Uncrafty means not crafty; unscheming.
What part of speech is uncrafty?
Uncrafty is an adjective.

Words near uncrafty in the dictionary

  1. uncraftable
  2. uncraftables
  3. uncrafted
  4. uncraftily
  5. uncraftiness
  6. uncrafty
  7. uncram
  8. uncrammable
  9. uncrammed
  10. uncramming
  11. uncramp

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