Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - artful
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1. If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people. Some politicians have realised that there are more artful ways of subduing people than shooting or jailing them. = crafty ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. If you use artful to describe the way someone has done or arranged something, you approve of it because it is clever or elegant. (FORMAL) There is also an artful contrast of shapes... ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]approval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Date: 1609 1. performed with or showing art or skill an ~ performance on the violin 2. a. using or characterized by art and skill ; dexterous an ~ prose stylist b. adroit in attaining an end usually by insinuating or indirect means ; wily an ~ cross-examiner 3. artificial trim walks and ~ bowers — William Wordsworth Synonyms: see sly • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (of a person or action) crafty, deceitful. Derivatives artfully adv. artfulness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. хитрый, ловкий artful design —- коварный замысел artful dodge —- ловкая увертка 2. искусный, ловкий 3. редк. искусственный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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