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单词 artful
释义
Artful
adjadj.allnot straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
Synset:disingenuous
Examples:
  • an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time - David Cannadine
  • a disingenuous excuse
Antonyms:ingenuous
Derivationally Related Form:disingenuousnessartfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:disingenuous
Similar to:distorted misrepresented perverted twisted
See also:insincere
adjadj.allmarked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft
Examples:
  • the artful dodger
  • an artful choice of metaphors
Antonyms:artless
Derivationally Related Form:artfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:artful
Similar to:crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish slick sly tricksy tricky wily cute precious deep designing scheming elusive manipulative pawky
See also:adroit
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