2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

artfully

adverb

1: in an artful manner; "her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes"

2: in a disingenuous manner; "disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work" [syn: {disingenuously}]

3: in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?" [syn: {craftily}, {cunningly}, {foxily}, {knavishly}, {slyly}, {trickily}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Artfully \Art"ful*ly\, adverb In an artful manner; with art or cunning; skillfully; dexterously; craftily.
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