artful
adjectiveSkillful and clever, sometimes in a deceptive or manipulative way.
Skillfully devised
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Clear all filtersSkillful and clever, sometimes in a deceptive or manipulative way.
Skillfully devised
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Showing a careless or dismissive attitude toward an important matter.
A preference for preserving established institutions and traditions and approaching change cautiously.
Preference for established practice
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Readily noticeable or attracting attention.
Readily noticeable
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Grossly insensitive, coarse, or unrefined.
Seriously weakening strength or ability.
Done consciously and intentionally, often after consideration.
Intentional and considered
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To treat something sacred or deeply respected with serious disrespect.
Exceptionally and conspicuously bad.
To use ambiguous or evasive language to avoid a clear commitment.
Foolish in a smug or thoughtless way.
Obviously and seriously wrong or offensive.
To display something conspicuously in order to impress.
To grow vigorously, develop well, or achieve success.
Recklessly bold despite obvious danger or difficulty.
To pay careful attention to advice, a warning, or another signal.
Free from faults or errors.
To make poor or seriously reduce available resources.
Seeming to continue endlessly.
Showing a lack of solemn respect for something usually treated seriously.
Giving or providing something in generous or abundant amounts.
Generously abundant
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Grossly offensive or indecent, especially in language or sexual expression.
Seriously harmful, especially in a gradual or less obvious way.
Seriously harmful
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Continuing indefinitely or recurring so often as to seem constant.
Continuing indefinitely
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