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单词 artful
释义 art·ful
\ˈärtfəl, ˈȧt-\ adjective
Etymology: art (II) + -ful
1.
 a. : performed with, characterized by, or exhibiting art or skill
  < so artful is the choice of detail that the reader is given the illusion of having lived through every painful minute of the lengthy trial — Howard Haycraft >
 b. : produced by art : artificial
  < the wording a shade too clever, the vowel-patterns too artfulTimes Literary Supplement >
 c.
  (1) : ingeniously designed
   < artful vases and pitchers — N.Y.Times >
  (2) : craftily deceptive
   < she hit upon an artful conjecture — George Meredith >
2.
 a. : using art or skill : dexterous, skillful
  < something more than the mere artful prose stylist he is so often considered — David Daiches >
 b. : adroit in taking advantage usually unfairly : crafty, deceitful
  < many an artful shipmaster who thought the barristers were fools … has seen his nautical evidence torn to shreds by a lawyer who had never been to sea — N.Y.Herald Tribune >
Synonyms: see sly
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