a00147734
| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft |
| examples | the artful dodger an artful choice of metaphors |
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| Also see | adroit |
| Derivationally related form | artful → artfulness |
| Antonym | artful → artless |
| Similar to | crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily; cute, precious; designing, scheming; deep; elusive; manipulative; pawky |
| Incoming links | |
| Also see | adroit |
| Similar to | crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily; cute, precious; designing, scheming; deep; elusive; manipulative; pawky |
| Antonym | artless → artful |
| Derived from adjective | artfully → artful |
| Derived from adjective | artfully → artful |
| Derivationally related form | artfulness → artful |
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