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Artful

Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.

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Crafty 84% connected

Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.

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Crafty 84% connected

Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.

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Cunning 84% connected

Knowing; skillful; dexterous.

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Cunning 84% connected

Knowing; skillful; dexterous.

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Cute 84% connected

Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning.

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Cute 84% connected

Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning.

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Deep 84% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Deep 84% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Designing 84% connected

of Design

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Designing 84% connected

of Design

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Distorted 84% connected

of Distort

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Distorted 84% connected

of Distort

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Elusive 84% connected

Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.

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Elusive 84% connected

Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.

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Foxy 84% connected

Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily.

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Foxy 84% connected

Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily.

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Guileful 84% connected

Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty.

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Guileful 84% connected

Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty.

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Knavish 84% connected

Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick.

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Knavish 84% connected

Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick.

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Manipulative 84% connected

Of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.

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Manipulative 84% connected

Of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.

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Pawky 84% connected

Arch; cunning; sly.

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Pawky 84% connected

Arch; cunning; sly.

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Perverted 84% connected

of Pervert

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Perverted 84% connected

of Pervert

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Precious 84% connected

Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.

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Precious 84% connected

Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.

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Scheming 84% connected

of Scheme

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Scheming 84% connected

of Scheme

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Slick 84% connected

See Schlich.

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Slick 84% connected

See Schlich.

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Sly 84% connected

Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense.

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Sly 84% connected

Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense.

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Tricksy 84% connected

Exhibiting artfulness; trickish.

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Tricksy 84% connected

Exhibiting artfulness; trickish.

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Tricky 84% connected

Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.

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Tricky 84% connected

Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.

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Twisted 84% connected

of Twist

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Twisted 84% connected

of Twist

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Wily 84% connected

Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle.

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Wily 84% connected

Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle.

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Derivationally related 2

Artfulness 74% connected

The quality of being artful; art; cunning; craft.

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Artfulness 74% connected

The quality of being artful; art; cunning; craft.

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See also 4

Adroit 66% connected

Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficult…

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Adroit 66% connected

Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficult…

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Insincere 66% connected

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech…

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Insincere 66% connected

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech…

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Synonym 1

Disingenuous 92% connected

Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes.

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Antonym 2

Artless 94% connected

Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful.

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Artless 94% connected

Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful.

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