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aartful, arrtful, artfful, artfu, artfull, artfuul, artphul, arttful, rtful
Artful — synonyms, artful antonyms, definition
1. artful (a)
48 synonyms
arch astute beguiling bright calculating canny capable cheating clever conniving crafty cunning deceitful deceiving deceptive deep delusive designing diplomatic discerning • • •
2. artful (Adjective)
1 synonym
disingenuous
1 antonym
artless
2 definitions
artful (Adjective) — Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness.
ex. "an ambitious, artful, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"
artful (Adjective) — Marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft.
ex. "the artful dodger" ex. "an artful choice of metaphors"