Definitions for artful
ˈɑrt fəlart·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. disingenuous, artfuladjective

   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"

2. artfuladjective

   marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft

   "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. artfuladjective

   Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.

2. artfuladjective

   Artificial; imitative.

3. artfuladjective

   Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.

4. artfuladjective

   Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.]

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Artfuladjective

   Etymology: from art and full.

   1. Performed with art.

   The last of these was certainly the most easy, but, for the same reason, the least artful. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.

   2. Artificial; not natural.3. Cunning; skilful; dexterous.

   O still the same, Ulysses, she rejoin’d,
   In useful craft successfully refin’d,
   Artful in speech, in action, and in mind. Alexander Pope, Od.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Artful

   Artful (1902–1927) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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1. artful

   Artful refers to something or someone demonstrating creative skill or cleverness, often with the intention to deceive or trick. It can also imply a strong sense of aesthetics or appreciation for beauty and artistic expression.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Artfuladjective

   performed with, or characterized by, art or skill

2. Artfuladjective

   artificial; imitative

3. Artfuladjective

   using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful

4. Artfuladjective

   cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Artful

   Artful was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

How to pronounce artful?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of artful in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of artful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of artful in a Sentence

1. Saadi Shirazi:

   Reason is captive in the hands of the passions, as a weak man in the hands of an artful woman.

2. Tim Scott:

   His rhetoric is not artful, to say the least, and at times he makes statements that I wish wasn't so divisive in that statement, but I think the need still remains. This started for us a year and a half ago or so. This is not new for us. This is not new for the nation.

3. Charles Evans:

   Unfortunately that still leaves a lot of room for guess work ... because the inflation environment right now is meager, it ends up being a very individual assessment. ... It still ends up being artful.

4. Patrick Shanahan:

   It's a very difficult situation and... we're going to have to be artful to manage this.

5. Wasserman Schultz:

   The use of the term 'low blow' or 'artful smear,' both were applied to the aftermath of a substantive discussion, which the Republicans have not engaged in in any of their debates, their debates have been insult-fests, in which they've mostly engaged in personal attacks.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=artful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Artful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=artful
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artful
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artful
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=artful