artful
adjectiveSkillful and clever, sometimes in a deceptive or manipulative way.
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Skillful and clever, sometimes in a deceptive or manipulative way.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo defeat or gain an advantage over someone through greater cleverness.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsA person who uses clever but misleading reasoning; also a member of an ancient Greek teaching tradition.
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