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Artful Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Artful? [adj] marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" [adj] not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Artful: adroit \| Byzantine \| clever \| crafty \| cunning \| cute \| deep \| designing \| disingenuous \| distorted \| dodgy \| elusive \| evasive \| foxy \| guileful \| ingenious \| knavish \| manipulative \| misrepresented \| pawky \| perverted \| precious \| scheming \| slick \| sly \| tricksy \| tricky \| twisted \| wily Related Terms \| Find terms related to Artful: acute \| adroit \| ambidextrous \| arch \| astute \| Byzantine \| cagey \| calculating \| canny \| chiseling \| clever \| collusive \| covinous \| crafty \| crooked \| cunning \| cute \| deceitful \| deep \| deep-laid \| designing \| devious \| dexterous \| diplomatic \| dishonest \| disingenuous \| double \| double-dealing \| double-faced \| doublehearted \| double-minded \| double-tongued \| duplicitous \| facile \| faithless \| false \| falsehearted \| false-principled \| feline \| finagling \| forsworn \| foxy \| fraudulent \| furtive \| guileful \| indirect \| ingenious \| insidious \| insincere \| inventive \| knowing \| Machiavellian \| Machiavellic \| oily \| pawky \| perfidious \| perjured \| politic \| ready \| resourceful \| scheming \| serpentine \| sharp \| shifty \| shrewd \| slick \| slippery \| sly \| smooth \| snaky \| sneaky \| sophistical \| specious \| stealthy \| strategic \| suave \| subtile \| subtle \| superficial \| supple \| surreptitious \| tactical \| treacherous \| trickish \| tricksy \| tricky \| two-faced \| uncandid \| underhand \| underhanded \| unfrank \| unsincere \| untruthful \| vulpine \| wary \| wily See Also \| insincere Artful In Webster's Dictionary \Art"ful\, a. [From {Art}.] 1. Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill. [Archaic] ``Artful strains.'' ``Artful terms.'' --Milton. 2. Artificial; imitative. --Addison. 3. Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful. He [was] too artful a writer to set down events in exact historical order. --Dryden. 4. Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.] Artful in speech, in action, and in mind. --Pope. The artful revenge of various animals. --Darwin. Syn: Cunning; skillful; adroit; dexterous; crafty; tricky; deceitful; designing. See {Cunning}.

Artful Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Artful?

[adj] marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"
[adj] not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"

See Also | insincere

Artful In Webster's Dictionary

\Art"ful\, a. [From {Art}.]
1. Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.
   [Archaic] ``Artful strains.'' ``Artful terms.'' --Milton.

2. Artificial; imitative. --Addison.

3. Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance;
   dexterous; skillful.

         He [was] too artful a writer to set down events in
         exact historical order.               --Dryden.

4. Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing;
   crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.]

         Artful in speech, in action, and in mind. --Pope.

         The artful revenge of various animals. --Darwin.

Syn: Cunning; skillful; adroit; dexterous; crafty; tricky;
     deceitful; designing. See {Cunning}.

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