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adjectiveslyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes. skillful or clever in adapting means to ends; ingenious: an artful choice of metaphors and similes. done with or characterized by art or skill: artful acting; artful repairs. Archaic. artificial. Origin of artfulFirst recorded in 1605–15; art1 + -ful OTHER WORDS FROM artfulart·ful·ly, adverbart·ful·ness, nounun·art·ful, adjectiveun·art·ful·ly, adverb un·art·ful·ness, noun Words nearby artfulArteveld, Artex, art film, art for art's sake, art form, artful, art glass, art historical, art house, arthr-, arthralgia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for artfulFree from strict rules, Japanese distillers are making innovative, artful concoctions. Watch Out, Scotland! Japanese Whisky Is on the Rise|Kayleigh Kulp|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST All this artful excess seems intended to disorient and disinhibit guests descending from the busy theater district above. Interactive Play ‘Queen of the Night’ Opens at Restored Diamond Horseshoe Club|Brian Spitulnik|December 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST With her artful fusion of fact and fiction, Phillips pulls off a rare sense of lightness and grace at the end of the novel. Murder, She Wrote: Jayne Anne Phillips on Her New Novel|Jane Ciabattari|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST If adapted for the stage, this novel would make an artful, off-Broadway monologue. This Week’s Hot Reads: Sept. 2, 2013|Damaris Colhoun|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Luckily, the French are artful dodgers and have found ways around the tough legislation. Smoking Ban? Here's Where Cigarettes Are Still Allowed|Abby Haglage|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST That artful girl soon discovered what had escaped her mistress's observation. A Terrible Temptation|Charles Reade To dive into his clothing was a process facilitated by many an artful dodge. King of Ranleigh|F. S. (Frederick Sadlier) Brereton Whereupon he began perforce playing his old game of artful dodging, exercising his best powers as a hopper and skipper. A Reversible Santa Claus|Meredith Nicholson His own scores reveal him as the most artful of 'artless' composers. Marse Henry (Vol. 2)|Henry Watterson She is artful but not intelligent, least of all about herself. Soliloquies in England|George Santayana
British Dictionary definitions for artful
adjectivecunning or tricky skilful in achieving a desired end archaic characterized by skill or art archaic artificial Derived forms of artfulartfully, adverbartfulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to artfulingenious, sly, adroit, slick, shrewd, masterly, adept, clever, crafty, designing, dexterous, foxy, politic, proficient, resourceful, scheming, sharp, smart, smooth, tricky |