25 August 2018
artful
[ahrt-fuh l]
adjective
1. slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky:
artful schemes.
2. skillful or clever in adapting means to ends; ingenious:
an artful choice of metaphors and similes.
3. done with or characterized by art or skill:
artful acting; artful repairs.
4. Archaic. artificial.
Origin of artful
1605-1615 First recorded in 1605-15; art1+ -ful
Related forms
artfully, adverb
artfulness, noun
unartful, adjective
unartfully, adverb
unartfulness, noun
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Examples from the Web for artful
Contemporary Examples
Free from strict rules, Japanese distillers are making innovative, artful concoctions.
Watch Out, Scotland! Japanese Whisky Is on the Rise
Kayleigh Kulp
November 16, 2014
He was as striking in person as he is on screen—thin, white v-neck t-shirt, two-day scruff, artful bedhead.
Robert Pattinson’s Life After ‘Twilight’
Andrew Romano
June 13, 2014
All this artful excess seems intended to disorient and disinhibit guests descending from the busy theater district above.
Interactive Play ‘Queen of the Night’ Opens at Restored Diamond Horseshoe Club
Brian Spitulnik
December 31, 2013
With her artful fusion of fact and fiction, Phillips pulls off a rare sense of lightness and grace at the end of the novel.
Murder, She Wrote: Jayne Anne Phillips on Her New Novel
Jane Ciabattari
October 21, 2013
For this ensemble, Britney matched silky black pants with an artful, geometric corset.
Britney Spears’s 10 Looks in “Work Bitch”
Amy Zimmerman
October 2, 2013
Historical Examples
To be “infirm of purpose” is to be at the mercy of the artful or at the disposal of accident.
Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
If she fell, should he not save his friend from being the dupe of an artful intriguante?
Calderon The Courtier
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Is incensed against him for his artful dealings with her, and for his selfish love.
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
She raves at him for the artful manner in which he urges Clarissa to marry him.
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
A preconcerted, forward, and artful flight, it must undoubtedly appear to them.
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
Today’s quote
Loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.
– Mark Twain
On this day
25 August 325 – conclusion of the First Council of Nicea, a cabal of 1800 bishops convened by Roman Emperor Constantine I (Constantine the Great) to gain consensus within the church for various doctrinal issues, such as the divinity of Christ, the Holy Trinity and the date for Easter which were articulated in the ‘Creed of Nicea’. The Council was officially opened on 20 May 325.
25 August 1227 – death of Genghis Khan, founder and emperor of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest, contiguous empire in history. At its peak, it covered stretched from Eastern Europe to the Sea of Japan, and included Southeast Asia, the Indian sub-continent, the Iranian Plateau and the Middle East. It covered 24 million km2 (16% of the Earth’s total land area) and had a population of over 100 million. Born circa 1162.
25 August 1330 – Antipope Nicolaas V overthrows himself by presenting a confession of sins to Pope John XXII, who absolved him. Nicolaas V had previously been excommunicated by Pope John XXII. After his absolution, Nicolaas V was held in ‘honourable imprisonment’ in the papal palace at Avignon until his death in 1333.
25 August 1949 – birth of Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz) in Haifa, Israel. American rock guitarist and song-writer. Co-founder of Kiss.
25 August 1991 – founding of computer operating system, Linux, by Linus Torvalds.
25 August 2012 – death of Neil Armstrong. First man to walk on the moon. Born 5 August 1930.