artful
— Adjective
– English
~ marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"
artful
— Adjective
– English
~ 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"
artfully
— Adverb
– English
~ in an artful manner; "her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes"
artfully
— Adverb
– English
~ in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?"
artfully
— Adverb
– English
~ in a disingenuous manner; "disingenuously, he asked leading questions about his opponent's work"
artfulness
— Noun
– English
~ the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage