crafty vs loose-handed

crafty

adj
  • Sneaky; surreptitious. 

  • Skillful at deceiving others. 

  • Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful. 

  • Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous. 

loose-handed

adj
  • Casual; undisciplined or haphazard. 

  • Wild or uncontrolled. 

  • Sketchy and flowing rather than geometric and precise. 

  • Aimless 

  • Lenient, permissive. 

  • With open hand (as opposed to a fist). 

  • Characterized by broad sweeping movements. 

  • Involving wrist action. 

  • Spendthrift, profligate. 

adv
  • With a poor grip. 

How often have the words crafty and loose-handed occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )