artful

a. தந்திரமான, சூழ்ச்சித்திறமுடைய, வஞ்சிக்கிற, கலைத்திறம் வாய்ந்த.

Synonyms

cunning designing maneuvering sharp knowing subtle sly crafty wily shrewd

Antonyms

simple undesigning artless open innocent unsophisticated

Art"ful, a. Etym: [From Art.] 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.

artful - Similar Words

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