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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | artful, disingenuous | Not straightforward or candid |
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| 2 | artful | Marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft |
| Sounds | aa'rtfahl |
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| Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl... |
| Meaning | Not straightforward or candid. Giving a false appearance of frankness. |
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| Synonyms | disingenuous |
| Contrary | ingenuous, artless |
| Similar | distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted |
| See also | insincere |
| Nouns | artfulness |
| Adverbs | artfully |
| Meaning | Marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft. |
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| Examples | "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
| Contrary | artless |
| Similar | adroit, clever, ingenious; Byzantine; crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily; cute, precious; designing, scheming; deep; elusive, evasive; manipulative; pawky |
| See also | adroit |
| Nouns | artfulness |
| Adverbs | artfully; artfully |
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