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I played Liddy Dole last year and met her as well. From the artful way she phrased it, I still don't know if she had actually seen me play her. She made it sound like it was good, but that's just a gift they have.
Ana Gasteyer

Meaning of "artful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ARTFUL

artful  [ˈɑːtfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARTFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Artful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ARTFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of artful in the English dictionary

The first definition of artful in the dictionary is cunning or tricky. Other definition of artful is skilful in achieving a desired end. Artful is also characterized by skill or art.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARTFUL


conceitful
kənˈsiːtfʊl
deceitful
dɪˈsiːtfʊl
delightful
dɪˈlaɪtfʊl
forethoughtful
fɔːˈθɔːtfʊl
fruitful
ˈfruːtfʊl
grateful
ˈɡreɪtfʊl
hurtful
ˈhɜːtfʊl
impactful
ˈɪmpæktfʊl
insightful
ˈɪnsaɪtfʊl
intreatfull
ɪnˈtriːtfʊl
respectful
rɪˈspɛktfʊl
snootful
ˈsnuːtfʊl
sportful
ˈspɔːtfʊl
startful
ˈstɑːtfʊl
streetful
ˈstriːtfʊl
thoughtful
ˈθɔːtfʊl
unartful
ʌnˈɑːtfʊl
unfruitful
ʌnˈfruːtfʊl
unhurtful
ʌnˈhɜːtfʊl
unthoughtful
ʌnˈθɔːtfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARTFUL

arteriole
arterioscleroses
arteriosclerosis
arteriosclerotic
arteriotomy
arteriovenous
arteritis
artery
artesian well
Artex
artfully
artfulness
arthralgia
arthralgic
arthrectomies
arthrectomy
arthritic
arthritically
arthritis
arthrodesis

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARTFUL

basketful
cartful
disrespectful
doubtful
effortful
eventful
fistful
forgetful
frightful
hatful
lightful
mistrustful
poutful
regretful
resentful
restful
rightful
tactful
uneventful
wistful

Synonyms and antonyms of artful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ARTFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «artful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of artful

Translation of «artful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARTFUL

Find out the translation of artful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of artful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «artful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狡猾的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mañoso
570 millions of speakers

English

artful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धूर्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

داهية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хитрый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ardiloso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছলনাময়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ingénieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Artful
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

raffiniert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

巧妙な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 교묘한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Artine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xảo quyệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலைநயமிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धूर्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sanatlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

astuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pomysłowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хитрий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viclean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανούργος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skelm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slug
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

artful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of artful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARTFUL»

The term «artful» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARTFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about artful

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10 QUOTES WITH «ARTFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word artful.
1
Elizabeth Banks
You have got to have an agent. It's a business. But I think there is a way to be artful and commercial at the same time.
2
Gerald Clarke
His theory was that non-fiction could be as artful as fiction.
3
Adrienne Clarkson
Our horizon is the creation of a noble society to which, like the medieval builder of those glorious cathedrals, you will have added your conception, your artful piece of stone.
4
Herbert Croly
When the Promise of American life is conceived as a national ideal, whose fulfillment is a matter of artful and laborious work, the effect thereof is substantially to identify the national purpose with the social problem.
5
David Cronenberg
I think of horror films as art, as films of confrontation. Films that make you confront aspects of your own life that are difficult to face. Just because you're making a horror film doesn't mean you can't make an artful film.
6
Ana Gasteyer
I played Liddy Dole last year and met her as well. From the artful way she phrased it, I still don't know if she had actually seen me play her. She made it sound like it was good, but that's just a gift they have.
7
David Lehman
The best song lyrics seem to me so artful, so brilliant, so warm and humorous, with both passion and wit, that my admiration is matched only by my envy.
8
Mark McKinnon
To pull off successful attacks in debates, you have to execute with nuance and subtlety. It has to be artful.
9
Christopher Moore
When you're telling stories, you are actually trying to illuminate some portion of the truth in an artful way. The story may immediately seem to be a lie, but it's like an impressionistic painting - you see the light and the color better than you would with a photo-realistic piece.
10
Paul Simon
Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARTFUL»

Discover the use of artful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to artful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Artful
A magical hybrid that refuses to be tied down to either fiction or the essay form, Artful is narrated by a character who is haunted—literally—by a former lover, the writer of a series of lectures about art and literature.
Ali Smith, 2013
2
Artful Science: Enlightenment Entertainment and the Eclipse ...
Exploring the exhilarating but paradoxical intertwining of enchantment with enlightenment in the early modern period.
Barbara Maria Stafford, 1996
3
Artful Making: What Managers Need to Know about how Artists Work
This book is the result of a multi-year collaboration between Harvard Business School professor Robert Austin and leading theatre director and playwright Lee Devin.
Robert Daniel Austin, Lee Devin, 2003
4
Artful
Refusing to be tied down to either fiction or the essay form, Artful is narrated by a character who is haunted - literally - by a former lover, the writer of a series of lectures about art and literature.
Ali Smith, 2012
5
Artful Scribbles: The Significance of Children's Drawings
A noted developmental psychologist relates the drawings of children to stages in their intellectual and emotional development and provides insight into the question of what constitutes artistic value
Howard Gardner, 1980
6
The Artful Mind : Cognitive Science and the Riddle of Human ...
These are the questions that occupy the distinguished contributors to this volume, which emerged from a year-long Getty-funded research project hosted by the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford.
Mark Turner Institute Professor and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Case Western Reserve University, 2006
7
The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself
"Bell's prose is elegant and wonderfully readable in this artful guide."—Publishers Weekly The Artful Edit explores the many-faceted and often misunderstood—or simply overlooked—art of editing.
Susan Bell, 2008
8
The Artful Ribbon: Beauties in Bloom
This guide shows how to make all types of flowers from ribbons, wire and crinoline.
Candace Kling, 1996
9
Artful Dodgers : Reconceiving the Golden Age of Children's ...
In this groundbreaking contribution to Victorian and children's literature studies, Marah Gubar proposes a fundamental reconception of the nineteenth-century attitude toward childhood.
Marah Gubar Associate Professor of English University of Pittsburgh, 2009
10
Artful Reading
Presents a collection of artwork by various artists showing people reading.
Bob Raczka, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARTFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term artful is used in the context of the following news items.
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July is Mermaid Month at Artful Living Group
Felice Kite's “Mermaids” exhibit will be Artful Living Group's featured artist for July with the opening reception on July 2nd from 6:30 pm to 8:30 ... «Island Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Germany's debts were forgiven, why deny Greece the pleasure
So the German Wirtschaftswunder or economic miracle was an artful turnaround strategy based on the same kind of debt relief that it is denying ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
3
Got game, artful dodger?
Tanja Kaiser (No. 99) takes aim during a standing Monday night dodgeball event held at Champions Hall Sport and Event Center in Eden ... «SW News Media, Jul 15»
4
Artful Shopper: Terri's Treasures
Talking shop with Terri Cisero, owner of Terri's Treasures in Port Charlotte. When did Terri's Treasures open? I started when I was eight. «The News-Press, Jul 15»
5
Artful Dining with Mua Oakland Owner, CP-37
Mention Oakland's festive First Fridays, and Mua instantly springs to mind for any art-loving foodie in The Town. The super-hip, award-winning ... «7x7, Jul 15»
6
Canuxploitation becomes artful inspiration in Taking Shelter
Most people regard the hundreds of Canadian movies made during the “Canuxploitation” era of the early 1970s to late 1980s as CanCon junk. «OurWindsor.ca, Jul 15»
7
Columbus filled with artful opportunities
I am not a writer. Other than term papers and a few stories required in college, I have not written much of anything and do not plan to start ... «Columbus Telegram, Jul 15»
8
Artful Garden Tour back with surprises
For the past 11 years, the Portage and District Arts Centre has been bringing the artistry and beauty of local gardens to Portagers with its Artful ... «Portage Daily Graphic, Jul 15»
9
New. Inspired. Vintage. Artful.
In her talented hands, vintage items are transformed to lead new lives as once-again useful tools and accessories. At NIVA, the name says it all. «Coast Weekend, Jul 15»
10
From Ditches To Riches: The Artful Restoration Of San Pedro Creek
From Ditches To Riches: The Artful Restoration Of San Pedro Creek. By Mark Reagan @210reagan. click to enlarge From playscapes to iconic ... «San Antonio Current, Jul 15»

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