artfully

artfully: adverb

1. in an artful manner (Freq. 1)

- her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes

• Derived from adjective: ↑artful

2. in a disingenuous manner

- disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work

• Syn: ↑disingenuously

• Derived from adjective: ↑artful, ↑disingenuous (for: ↑disingenuously)

3. in an artful manner

- he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced

- had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?

• Syn: ↑craftily, ↑cunningly, ↑foxily, ↑knavishly, ↑slyly, ↑trickily

• Derived from adjective:

↑artful, ↑tricky (for: ↑trickily), ↑sly (for: ↑slyly), ↑knavish (for: ↑knavishly), ↑foxy (for: ↑foxily), ↑cunning (for: ↑cunningly), ↑crafty (for: ↑craftily)

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Artfully — Art ful*ly, adv. In an artful manner; with art or cunning; skillfully; dexterously; craftily. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
artfully — adv. Artfully is used with these verbs: ↑arrange … Collocations dictionary
artfully — artful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ cunningly clever. DERIVATIVES artfully adverb artfulness noun … English terms dictionary
artfully contrived — index politic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
artfully — adverb see artful … New Collegiate Dictionary
artfully — See artful. * * * … Universalium
artfully — adverb In an artful manner … Wiktionary
artfully — adv. shrewdly, cleverly, slyly, deceitfully; artistically, skillfully … English contemporary dictionary
artfully — art·ful·ly … English syllables
artfully — See: artful … English dictionary

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