- 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.
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- 2(of things or actions) designed or done in a skillful way
NAmE//ˈɑrtfəli//
adverb an artfully devised plotSee artful in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: artful