Summary


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Detailed Synonyms for artful in English

artful:

artful adj

  1. artful
    – marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft 1
    artful
    – marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft 1
    • artful adj
      • the artful dodger1
      • an artful choice of metaphors1
  2. artful
    – not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness 1
    artful; disingenuous
    – not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness 1
    • artful adj
    • disingenuous adj
      • an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time1
      • a disingenuous excuse1

Related Words for "artful":

  • artfulness, artfully

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Related Definitions for "artful":

  1. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft1
    • the artful dodger1
    • an artful choice of metaphors1
  2. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness1