Definition of artful

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Artful (a.) Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful..

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Paraleipsis :: Paraleipsis (n.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice..
Politician :: Politician (a.) Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful.
Manipulate :: Manipulate (v. t.) To control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate a convention of delegates; to manipulate the stock market; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns..
Insinuate :: Insinuate (v. t.) To push or work (one's self), as into favor; to introduce by slow, gentle, or artful means; to ingratiate; -- used reflexively..
Disingenuous :: Disingenuous (a.) Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
Knowing :: Knowing (a.) Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal..
Vulpine :: Vulpine (a.) Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful.
Manage :: Manage (n.) To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action..
Shrewd :: Shrewd (superl.) Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
Single :: Single (a.) Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere.
Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger..
Practic :: Practic (a.) Artful; deceitful; skillful.
Cunning :: Cunning (a.) Crafty; sly; artful; designing; deceitful.
Insinuate :: Insinuate (v. t.) To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to instill.
Machinate :: Machinate (v. i.) To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot..
Manage :: Manage (n.) Hence: Esp., to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans..
Evasion :: Evasion (n.) The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding..
Tricksy :: Tricksy (a.) Exhibiting artfulness; trickish.
Sly :: Sly (v. t.) Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick..
Sleight :: Sleight (n.) Cunning; craft; artful practice.
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