artful

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. adjective not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; - David Cannadine
  2. adjective marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft

Etymology

From art (“skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation”) + -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun).

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Synonyms

disingenuous

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