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# artfully

adverb

«artfully» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Artfully means in a clever, sly way, often to get what you want without anyone noticing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artfully/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a sly character speaks artfully to trick someone

### Examples

- He artfully hid the sweets so that no one could find them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artfully/#x1)
- The fox artfully asked the hen to fetch the corn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artfully/#x2)
- She artfully changed the subject. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artfully/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «artfully» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artfully/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«artfully» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/artfully.html) on Mova free.