artful
/ˈärt-fəl/
adjective
performed with or showing art or skill
using or characterized by art and skill : dexterous
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.