artful
adjective /ˈɑːt.fəl/
/ˈɑːrt-/ Definition
› clever and skilful, especially in getting what you want: He has shown himself to be an artful politician. The prime minister dealt with the interviewer's questions in a very artful way.Sly and deviousIntelligencePerceptive artfully /-i/ adverb › His clothes were artfully arranged to look stylishly casual.Sly and devious artfulness /-nəs/ noun [U] Sly and deviousIntelligencePerceptive
(Definition of artful adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- back-door adjective
- calculating adjective
- calculation noun (PERSON)
- conniving adjective
- conspiratorial adjective
- crafty adjective
- cunning noun
- devious adjective (DISHONEST)
- disingenuous adjective
- fox noun (CLEVER PERSON)
- foxy adjective (ANIMAL)
- foxy adjective (GOOD AT DECEIVING)
- Machiavellian adjective
- sleight of hand noun
- sneaky adjective
- trick adjective (DECEIVING)
- tricky adjective (DISHONEST)
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