Reverse Dictionary: ARTFUL

ADJECTIVES
► AIRTY artful, cunning → 1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CANNY artful, cunning, wily → 1662 Sc. obs.
► CARNEY ► CARNY artful, sly → 1881 sl.
► CAUTELOUS artful, deceitful, crafty, sly, cunning, wily → 1574 obs.
► CRAZY LIKE A FOX artful, sly → 1908 sl., orig. US
► DEEP artful, profoundly cunning or sly → 1513 
► DEEP AS GARLICK artful, cunning → 19C Eng. dial.
► DEEP AS GARRATT artful, cunning → 1856 Eng. dial.
► DEEP AS GARRICK artful, cunning → 1882 Eng. dial.
► DEEP AS GARRY artful, cunning → 19C Eng. dial.
► DEEP AS THE NORTH artful, cunning → 19C Eng. dial.
► DEEP AS THE NORTH STAR artful, cunning → 19C Eng. dial.
► DEEP AS WILKES artful, cunning → 19C Eng. dial.
► DOWNY artful, knowing, shrewd, aware, cunning, crafty → 1803 sl., chiefly Brit.
► DOWNY AS A HAMMER artful, knowing, shrewd → 1821 Amer. sl.
► FLY artful, knowing, shrewdly aware → 1810 sl.
► HIGH-WITTED artful, cunning, sly → 1588 
► IKEY artful, sly, crafty, knowing → 1887 sl., derogatory & offensive
► IKEY-MO artful, sly, crafty, knowing → 1887 sl., derogatory & offensive
► LEARY ► LEERY artful, cunning, astute, knowing; wide-awake; alert; cautious, wary → 1718 sl.
► PAUKY ► PAWKY artful, knowing, shrewd, cunning, sly; insinuating → 1726 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► PERGRAPHICAL very skilful or artful → 1623 obs.
► PRETTY cleverly made or done; ingenious, artful → 1450 
► SLEIGHTFUL artful, crafty, cunning, dexterous → 1380 obs.
► SLIVERLY artful, cunning, crafty, deceitful, knavish → 1674 Eng. dial.
► SUBDOLOUS somewhat artful, crafty, sly, cunning, deceitful → 1588 
► SUBTILE artful, crafty, sly, cunning → 1385 
► VARTFUL artful → 1905 Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
► VULPINARY artful, crafty, wily, cunning, sly → 1721 obs.
► WRENCHFUL artful, crafty, deceitful → 1225 obs.

ADVERBS
► GAMELY artfully, deceitfully → 1000 obs.
► SUBTLY artfully, cleverly, dexterously, skilfully; ingeniously, cunningly → 1350 arch.

NOUNS
► AIRTINESS artfulness → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GUIVER ► GUYVER ► GYVER artfulness; affectation of speech or behaviour; flattery → 1889 Aust. & NZ sl.
► IKEYNESS artfulness, craftiness, greed, financial chicanery, etc. → 1911

NOUNS – PERSON
► CHICKLE-A-LEARY CHAP an artful, knowing fellow → E19 sl.

PHRASES
► THERE ARE NO FLIES ON HIM he’s artful, sly → 1848 sl., orig. Aust. or US