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Adjective
/ˈärtfəl/,
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(of a person or action) Clever or skillful, typically in a crafty or cunning way,
  1. (of a person or action) Clever or skillful, typically in a crafty or cunning way
    • - her artful wiles
  2. Showing creative skill or taste
    • - an artful photograph of a striking woman
  1. disingenuous: 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"
  2. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"
  3. (artfully) in an artful manner; "her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes"
  4. (artfully) craftily: in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?"
  5. (artfulness) the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage
  6. Artful (1902–1927) was born at the Westbury Stable at Old Westbury on Long Island into a family of racing royalty begun in 1898 by William Collins Whitney. The Whitney family remain to this day a leading name in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.
  7. Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill; Artificial; imitative; Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful; Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.]
  8. (artfully) adv. Chalaki nal ;fareb nal ;
  9. (adj.) : clever, cunning