artful

art·ful  (ärtfl)

adj.

1. Exhibiting art or skill: "The furniture is an artful blend of antiques and reproductions" (Michael W. Robbins).

2. Skillful in accomplishing a purpose, especially by the use of cunning or craft.

3. Artificial.

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artful·ly adv.

artful·ness n.

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artful [ˈɑːtfʊl]

adj

1. cunning or tricky

2. skilful in achieving a desired end

3. Archaic characterized by skill or art

4. Archaic artificial

artfully  adv

artfulness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	artful - not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse" disingenuous insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
	2.	artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" adroit - quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator" artless - simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance"

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artful

adjective

1. cunning, designing, scheming, sharp, smart, clever, subtle, intriguing, tricky, shrewd, sly, wily, politic, crafty, foxy, deceitful the smiles and artifices of a subtly artful woman
cunning open, simple, frank, straightforward, artless, ingenuous

2. skilful, masterly, smart, clever, subtle, ingenious, adept, resourceful, proficient, adroit, dexterous There is also an artful contrast of shapes.
skilful clumsy, unskilled, artless, untalented, unadept

Translations

artful [ɑːtfʊl] ADJ

1. (= cunning) [person, trick] → astuto, taimado, ladino(esp LAm)

2. (= skilful) → ingenioso
an artful way of doing sth → una forma ingeniosa de hacer algo

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artful [ˈɑː^rtfʊl] adj → rusé(e)

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artful

adj person, trick → raffiniert, schlau; artful dodger → Schlawiner m (inf)

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artful [ˈɑːtfʊl] adj (person) → furbo/a, abile; (trick) → abile

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artful art