artful
英['ɑːtfʊl;-f(ə)l]
美['ɑrtfl]
英英释意
- 1. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness;
- "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine
- "a disingenuous excuse"
- 2. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft;
- "the artful dodger"
- "an artful choice of metaphors"