artful

/ˈärt-fəl/

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adjective

  1. performed with or showing art or skill

  2. using or characterized by art and skill : dexterous

  3. adroit in attaining an end usually by insinuating or indirect means : wily

an artful performance on the violin

sly cunning crafty wily tricky foxy artful slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods. cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing.