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Definition of artful adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    artful

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ˈɑrtfl//
     
    [usually before noun]
     
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  1. 1(disapproving) skillful at getting what you want, sometimes by not telling the truth synonym crafty He was artful and cunning, and I didn't really trust him.
  2. 2(of things or actions) designed or done in a skillful way
artfully
 
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NAmE//ˈɑrtfəli//
 
adverb an artfully devised plotSee artful in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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