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artful It was an artful solution: each side was pleased with the agreement, but it was the lawyer himself who stood to make the most money off of it. ˈɑrtfəl

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(1) Skillful. (2) Wily, crafty, sly. A writer may produce an artful piece of prose, one that's clearly and elegantly written. The same writer might also make an artful argument, one that cleverly leaves out certain details and plays up others so as to make a stronger case. In the first instance, the prose is well crafted; in the second, the argument might instead be called crafty. But even though both uses are correct, most of us still use artful somewhat differently from artistic

word	artful
definition	(1) Skillful. (2) Wily, crafty, sly.
eg_sentence	It was an artful solution: each side was pleased with the agreement, but it was the lawyer himself who stood to make the most money off of it.
explanation	A writer may produce an artful piece of prose, one that's clearly and elegantly written. The same writer might also make an artful argument, one that cleverly leaves out certain details and plays up others so as to make a stronger case. In the first instance, the prose is well crafted; in the second, the argument might instead be called crafty. But even though both uses are correct, most of us still use artful somewhat differently from artistic
IPA	ˈɑrtfəl

Artful Make Writer Skillful Wily Crafty Sly Solution