Crafty vs. Subtle — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Crafty and Subtle
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Crafty
Crafty is a chess program written by UAB professor Dr. Robert Hyatt, with continual development and assistance from Michael Byrne, Tracy Riegle, and Peter Skinner.
Subtle
(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe
His language expresses rich and subtle meanings
Crafty
Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception.
Subtle
Making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something
He tried a more subtle approach
Crafty
Devoted to or skilled at handicrafts such as knitting or woodworking.
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Subtle
Crafty; cunning
The subtle fiend dissembled
Crafty
(Archaic) Skillful; dexterous.
Subtle
So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe; elusive
A subtle smile.
Crafty
Skillful at deceiving others.
Subtle
Difficult to understand; abstruse
An argument whose subtle point was lost on her opponent.
Crafty
Sneaky; surreptitious.
I took a crafty look at his hand of cards while he was out of the room.
Subtle
Able to make fine distinctions
A subtle mind.
Crafty
Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
Subtle
Operating in a hidden, usually injurious way; insidious
A subtle poison.
Crafty
Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
Subtle
Characterized by skill or ingenuity; clever.
Crafty
(dated) Magical or occult, or allegedly so.
A crafty science
Subtle
Crafty or sly; devious.
Crafty
Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
Subtle
Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood.
Crafty
Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
A noble crafty man of trees.
Subtle
Barely noticeable, not obvious, indistinct.
The difference is subtle, but you can hear it if you listen carefully.
Crafty
Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily.
With anxious care and crafty wiles.
Subtle
(of a thing) Cleverly contrived.
Crafty
Marked by skill in deception;
Cunning men often pass for wise
Deep political machinations
A foxy scheme
A slick evasive answer
Sly as a fox
Tricky Dik
A wily old attorney
Subtle
(of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful.
Subtle
Insidious.
Subtle
Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.
Subtle
(obsolete) Refined; exquisite.
Subtle
Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; - applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.
Subtle
Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.
Subtle
Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; - said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; - said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.
Things remote from use, obscure and subtle.
Subtle
Smooth and deceptive.
Like to a bowl upon a subtle ground [bowling ground].
Subtle
Be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind;
His whole attitude had undergone a subtle change
A subtle difference
That elusive thing the soul
Subtle
Faint and difficult to analyze;
Subtle aromas
Subtle
Able to make fine distinctions;
A subtle mind
Subtle
Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way;
Glaucoma is an insidious disease
A subtle poison
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