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Definition of Artfulness
1. Noun. The quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage.
Specialized synonyms: Cunning
Derivative terms: Artful, Artful
Antonyms: Artlessness
Definition of Artfulness
1. n. The quality of being artful; art; cunning; craft.
Definition of Artfulness
1. Noun. The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Artfulness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Artfulness
Literary usage of Artfulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The works of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens (1891)
"... artfulness OF CAPTAIN CUTTLE, AND A NEW PURSUIT FOH WALTER OAY. Tl^ALTER could
not, for several days, decide what to do in the Barbadoes business ..."
2. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"Not lying, not artfulness, but arrogance and overweening self-importance are the
vices of his character. XI. His portrait is drawn in this light by ..."
3. Oldfield: a Kentucky tale of the last century by Mrs Nancy Huston Banks (1902)
"... XXVII THE LAST artfulness OF MISS JUDY To Lynn Gordon, as to most of the Old-
field people, it seemed as if this sleepless night — the saddest ever ..."
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