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- Dictionaryartful/ˈɑːtf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way: "her artful wiles"
- 2. showing creative skill or taste: "an artful photograph of a striking woman"
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Artful means clever and skilful, especially in getting what you want. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms, and related words.
Learn the meaning of artful, an adjective that describes something performed with or showing art or skill, or using or characterized by art and skill. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for artful.
Artful definition: slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky. See examples of ARTFUL used in a sentence.
Artful means clever and skilful, especially at deceiving people. It can also mean elegant or artistic. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and pronunciation of artful.
To be artful is to do something skillfully, especially in a cunning way. A con man must be artful. To be an artist requires skill and talent: it's not easy to make art. Similarly, doing something in an artful way takes skill. A chess player is artful in escaping an opponent's attack.
Artful means clever at getting what you want, sometimes by not telling the truth, or designed or done in a clever way. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation and usage notes.
Jun 2, 2024 · Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the adjective artful, which means clever, ingenious, or skilful. Find synonyms, anagrams, and translations of artful in different languages.
