Definitions for artful

artful art·ful

Spelling: [ahrt-fuh l]
IPA: /ˈɑrt fəl/

Artful is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 98 anagrams from letters in artful (aflrtu).

Definitions for artful

adjective

  1. slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky:
  2. skillful or clever in adapting means to ends; ingenious:
  3. done with or characterized by art or skill:
  4. Archaic. artificial.

Origin of artful

First recorded in 1605-15; art1 + -ful

Examples for artful

To be "infirm of purpose" is to be at the mercy of the artful or at the disposal of accident.

All this artful excess seems intended to disorient and disinhibit guests descending from the busy theater district above.

For this ensemble, Britney matched silky black pants with an artful, geometric corset.

Is incensed against him for his artful dealings with her, and for his selfish love.

If she fell, should he not save his friend from being the dupe of an artful intriguante?

A preconcerted, forward, and artful flight, it must undoubtedly appear to them.

Free from strict rules, Japanese distillers are making innovative, artful concoctions.

He was as striking in person as he is on screen—thin, white v-neck t-shirt, two-day scruff, artful bedhead.

With her artful fusion of fact and fiction, Phillips pulls off a rare sense of lightness and grace at the end of the novel.

She raves at him for the artful manner in which he urges Clarissa to marry him.

Word Value for artful
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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