artful
adjective
slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky.
artfulness
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a word derived from
artful.
Example Sentences
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If space allowed, any number of the other Taylor works performed here would deserve acclaim for the artfulness they reveal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
By virtue of their artfulness, they can stand on their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
One yearns for subtlety, or just about any artfulness, in “Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really,” Rorschach Theatre’s awful production of Kate Hamill’s heavy-handed script.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2022
"Outer Range" wears its artfulness on its sleeve.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2022
Trick′sey, Trick′sy, trickish, exhibiting artfulness: pretty, dainty, neat.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
