artful

adjective
🔊/ˈɑːtfl/
🔊/ˈɑːrtfl/
[usually before noun]
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  1. (disapproving) clever at getting what you want, sometimes by not telling the truth施展巧计的;取巧的 synonym crafty
    • He was artful and cunning, and I didn’t really trust him.他机灵而狡猾,我并不十分信任他。
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  2. (of things or actions事物或行动) designed or done in a clever way精巧的;巧妙的