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Meanings of artfulness in inglês

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The quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage.

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        Usage of artfulness in inglês
        1
        Some of his artfulness, sir; and not the worst of it either.
        Victory: An Island Tale
        2
        No, still; for they are but the perpetual recital of feminine artfulness.
        The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862
        3
        And Jane displayed her customary artfulness, in keeping up the false impression.
        Awful Disclosures of the Hotel Dieu Nunnery of Montreal / Contai...
        4
        Hilary said, with the greatest artfulness, I wonder he doesn't buy in.
        The Story of a Play / A Novel
        5
        The artfulness with which both these challenges are met sets this book apart.
        The Quiet Earth
        6
        No, only in the skill of artfulness was Miss Hastings unusual.
        The Conflict
        7
        The poor queen was destined to suffer from the artfulness of her maid.
        Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 06 (of 15), French
        8
        The question was put, and Douglas answered it with rare artfulness.
        Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday / A Comprehensive View...
        9
        Mr. Smith tells the following story illustrative of the gray fox's amazing artfulness:
        American Adventures: A Second Trip 'Abroad at home'
        10
        It is his artfulness that speaketh not: thus is he rarely found wrong.
        Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
        11
        The wretched fellow had cursed a thousand times his own artfulness.
        A Dog with a Bad Name
        12
        Jen felt the artfulness of this, nevertheless she could not help being touched.
        The Dew of Their Youth
        13
        He mistook her artfulness for innocence, and thought he had made a conquest.
        For the Term of His Natural Life
        14
        They're a bit horny certainly; but then that may be only your dam artfulness.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-21
        15
        All women display an innocent artfulness, the first time they find themselves facing motherhood.
        Petty Troubles of Married Life, First Part
        16
        To give a woman your seat, implies your yielding to some fair one's artfulness.
        Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
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        Artfulness through the time
        Artfulness across language varieties
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