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Detailed Synonyms for artfully in English

artfully:

artfully adv

  1. artfully
    – in an artful manner 1
    artfully
    – in an artful manner 1
    • artfully adv
      • her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes1
  2. artfully
    – in an artful manner 1
    slyly; foxily; craftily; trickily; knavishly; cunningly; artfully
    – in an artful manner 1
  3. artfully
    – in a disingenuous manner 1
    artfully; disingenuously
    – in a disingenuous manner 1

Alternate Synonyms for "artfully":


Related Definitions for "artfully":

  1. in an artful manner1
    • her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes1
  2. in an artful manner1
  3. in a disingenuous manner1

artful:

artful adj

  1. artful
    – marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft 1
    artful
    – marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft 1
    • artful adj
      • the artful dodger1
      • an artful choice of metaphors1
  2. artful
    – not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness 1
    artful; disingenuous
    – not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness 1
    • artful adj
    • disingenuous adj
      • an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time1
      • a disingenuous excuse1

Related Words for "artful":

  • artfulness, artfully

Alternate Synonyms for "artful":


Antonyms for "artful":


Related Definitions for "artful":

  1. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft1
    • the artful dodger1
    • an artful choice of metaphors1
  2. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness1