ARTFUL
Scrabble letter values: A1R1T1F4U1L1 = 9
Definition
- adjective not straightforward or candid. — synonyms: disingenuous
- adjective marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft.
Examples
- “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”