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Synonyms:
- cunningly, stylishly, urbanely, expressively, competently, expertly, quickly, capably, adeptly, comically, skillfully, snakily, warily, shrewdly, astutely, instinctively, consummately, foxily, gracefully, subtly, deftly, sophisticatedly, adroitly, resourcefully, slyly, ably, sarcastically, knavishly, proficiently, disingenuously, deviously, facilely, cutely, smoothly, cannily, wittily, ingeniously, masterly, artistically, intuitively, calculatingly, slickly, schemingly, craftily, scurrilously, inventively, cleverly, sharply, intelligently, trickily, drolly, brilliantly, eloquently, masterfully
Examples:
- - The French court, which knew Danby to be its mortal enemy, artfully contrived to ruin him by making him pass for its friend. - "The History of England from the Accession of James II. Volume 1 (of 5)", Thomas Babington Macaulay
- - One critic said " they were really very nicely painted;" another " advised Mr. O'Reilly not to be quite so slovenly;" a third found out that as in one of the cottages there was a fiddle, it was a gross plagiarism of Wilkie's " Blind Fiddler," artfully disguised indeed by the fiddle not being played upon, and of course none of the characters listening to its music, but not the less evident to lynx- eyed criticism; a fourth declared that Mr. O'Reilly was a promising young artist, who, in a dozen years or so, could not fail to hold a very respectable place in Art; and a fifth- one of those venal characters who disgrace every profession- sent in his card and terms. - "Daisy Burns (Volume 2)", Julia Kavanagh
- - " A school is no good if it depends entirely on its elder girls," she said artfully. - "Monitress Merle", Angela Brazil
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