He [was] too artful a writer to set down events in exact historical order.
Dryden.
4. Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.]
Artful in speech, in action, and in mind.
Pope.
The artful revenge of various animals.
Darwin.
Syn. -- Cunning; skillful; adroit; dexterous; crafty; tricky; deceitful; designing. See Cunning.
Art"ful*ly, adv. In an artful manner; with art or cunning; skillfully; dexterously; craftily.
Art"ful*ness, n. The quality of being artful; art; cunning; craft.
Ar"then (&?;), a. Same as Earthen. [Obs.] "An arthen pot." Holland.
{ Ar*thrit"ic (&?;), Ar*thrit"ic*al (&?;), } a. [L. arthriticus, Gr. 'arqritiko`s. See Arthritis.] 1. Pertaining to the joints. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.