ARTFUL, adjective [See Art. 1. Performed with art or skill. 2. Artificial, as opposed to natural 3. Cunning; practicing art, or stratagem; crafty; as an artful boy. [This is the most usual sense.] 4. Proceeding from art or craft; as an artful scheme.
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