- 1. a. Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill. Source: opted
- 2. a. Artificial; imitative. Source: opted
- 3. a. Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful. Source: opted
- 4. a. Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.] Source: opted
- 5. adj. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft Source: wordnet
- 7. 1. Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill. [Archaic] "Artful strains." "Artful terms." Milton. 2. Artificial; imitative. Addison. 3. Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful. He [was] too artful a writer to set down events in exact historical order. Dryden. 4. Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.] Artful in speech, in action, and in mind. Pope. The artful revenge of various animals. Darwin. Syn. -- Cunning; skillful; adroit; dexterous; crafty; tricky; deceitful; designing. See Cunning. Source: webster
- 8. j:100 a. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft Source: ecdict
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