Artful
Artful adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Contriving and artful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contriving" instead an adjective "Artful".
Contriving
Artful and contriving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artful" instead an adjective "Contriving".
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Contriving and Artful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/artful/contriving
Artful & Contriving. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/artful/contriving>.
Contriving or Artful. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/artful/contriving.
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