artful
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(a) not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
- "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine
- a disingenuous excuse
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(a) marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft
- the artful dodger
- an artful choice of metaphors