artful

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
2. Not naturally produced; artificial; imitative.
3. Exhibiting or using much art or skill; dexterous; skilful.
4. (especially) Skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning.
5. (obsolete) Knowledgeable about the liberal arts; learned, wise.

Sinonieme

crafty

cunning

sly

wily

tricky

shrewd

astute

skillful

shifty

sharp

canny

dodgy

cagey

calculating

nimble

cautious

foxy

skilful

skilled

dexterous

designing

clever

be crafty

be sly

pawky

artificial

be subtle

be cunning

artistic

be wily

smart

vulpine

ingenious

deceitful

disingenuous

roguish

scheming

sleeked

slick

stagey

stagy

stratagem

subterfuge

subtile

subtle

synthetic

tactic

tip

trick

underhanded

Vertalings

listig

kurnaz

hinterlistig

gerissen

schlaukopf

pffifig

astuto

abgefeimt

gewitzt

arglistig

gewieft

schlau

findig

gewiegt

astuto

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɑːtf(ʊ)l/

Etimologie (Engels)

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).