Analysis Complete

artful

/ artful /
adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft
"the artful dodger"
"an artful choice of metaphors"
Similar:
adroit clever ingenious Byzantine crafty cunning dodgy foxy
Opposites:
artless
See also:
adroit
adjective Sense 2
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"
Similar:
distorted misrepresented perverted twisted
Opposites:
ingenuous artless
See also:
insincere
Semantic Complexity
48%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
12
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
3
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adroit clever ingenious Byzantine crafty cunning dodgy foxy artless distorted misrepresented perverted