ARTFUL


Meaning of ARTFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈärt-fəl ]

adjective

Date: 1609

1. : performed with or showing art or skill

an artful performance on the violin

2.

a. : using or characterized by art and skill : dexterous

an artful prose stylist

b. : adroit in attaining an end usually by insinuating or indirect means : wily

an artful cross-examiner

3. : artificial

trim walks and artful bowers — William Wordsworth

Synonyms: see sly

• art·ful·ly -fə-lē adverb

• art·ful·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.