Definition of artfully in English: artfully
adverb 1 In a way that is clever or skilful and also cunning.
‘body scanners are turning up artfully concealed items’
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‘Three years later, he wrote Skinner a letter artfully contrived to arouse his interest in the painting.’ ‘Writers have always known that artfully crafted lies will bring in more readers than boring old fact.’ ‘She opens her right hand but artfully conceals the key in her left.’ ‘It is an artfully employed strategy that paid off.’ ‘Artfully, he suggested that they were becoming "elder statesmen" who needed to bring on a younger crowd.’ ‘I take pleasure in solving the problem as artfully as I can.’ ‘This sitcom artfully exposes the evil that lies even within a subgroup that is often associated with political liberalism and concern for others.’ ‘The sociopolitical commentary, though artfully sublimated to various degrees, seems at least arguably present.’ ‘He believed that Aristotle's universe of phantasms could be artfully manipulated to achieve various ends.’ ‘The Roman letters are artfully disguised as Chinese ideograms.’ 2 In a manner that shows creative skill or taste.
‘a dish of artfully arranged fruit’
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‘They are artfully brought together in decorative groups which sweep through the room.’ ‘This stunning new addition in the garden is a whisper of the past artfully staged for the present.’ ‘She has artfully woven a portrait of one of the most interesting men alive today.’ ‘His photos artfully communicate the perception of depth we experience in walking around an actual sculpture.’ ‘It showcases the range of eclectic materials and design concepts he brings to bear in producing his artfully realized home furnishings.’ ‘Four wrecked cars were artfully strewn along the roadway, doors buckled, windshields smashed, engines crumpled.’ ‘It's an artfully crafted French romantic comedy with just a touch of drama to keep the viewer slightly in suspense.’ ‘In my films, I've always tried to artfully "mash up" genres.’ ‘Water artfully cascades along a steel sculpture of migrating salmon to the waiting plants.’ ‘He occasionally arranges his characters in artfully staged tableaux or still photos.’