artfully
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6.7
- adverb
- /ˈɑrtfəl li/
:
astutamente
- She artfully avoided the topic, cleverly changing the subject when it was brought up.
- artfully dodge
- artfully concealed
- artfully arranged
Examples
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Then he bent, rubbed his hand in the dirt of the road, and artfully smudged his face.
Fiction book (1993) -
I have argued that these behaviors artfully combine both resistance and partial accommodation.
Academic text (1993) -
If someone could find a way to do that artfully, that could actually be really cool.
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The artfully constructed picture of reality they present to the court cannot be kept hidden.
Academic text (1994) -
We put bills everywhere and artfully left out children's toys and dog food.
Blog text (17) -
And it isn't so much that the writer has to be confident as the writer has to artfully fake being confident.
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As with Romney's tax and "repeal and replace" health reform plans, the details are left artfully vague.
Blog text (25) -
The cleverly written account artfully reflects the very essence of a worthwhile field trip to a photo-rich area.
Academic text (2003) -
And as tension melts in the play and you see this manuscript, this prop that Ibsen so artfully used, you just know that something's going to happen.
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"We are bound," says Levinson, "to see that Wordsworth's pastoral prospect is a fragile affair, artfully assembled by acts of exclusion."
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
33
3.0
In a smart way that shows skill and good ideas
22
3.2
To do something very well because you have practice and control
9
5.3
In a way that shows great skill
8
6.1
In a secret, clever way so others do not notice
8
3.4
In a clever way that shows clear thinking
6
6.0
In a clever way that shows good sense in practical matters
5
6.5
In a clever and dishonest way to trick people
3
5.5
In a clever way that uses new ideas to solve problems
3
7.5
In a skillful and clever way
2
7.6
In a dishonest or not direct way to get what you want
1
6.5
To use clever tricks to get what you want without telling the truth
1
7.4
In a clever and careful way to get an advantage
In a clever, slightly tricky way to get a result
In a clever, tricky way to get what you want
Someone behaves in a dishonest, clever way to trick others
In a clever way that tries to fool someone
In a secret, dishonest way to get an unfair advantage
In a sly, clever way that hides real plans
Antonyms
How Clever
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Artfully comes from art 'skill', the same root you see in artist. Because skill can be used to help or to trick, artfully can mean 'cleverly' or 'in a tricky, dishonest way'.