artful

English

/ˈɑːɹt.fəl/

adj
Definitions
  • Cunning; tending toward indirect dealings; crafty.
  • Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.
  • Artificial; imitative.
  • Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.

Etymology

Suffix from English art root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (fit, join, fix, put together, fix together, join together, fit together, fitting, then, question particle, so, take, pronounce a ritual).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂er-

Gloss

fit, join, fix, put together, fix together, join together, fit together, fitting, then, question particle, so, take, pronounce a ritual

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