Artful (horse)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft
"The artful dodger"
"An artful choice of metaphors"
(2) Not straightforward or candid; 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"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.
- Artificial; imitative.
- Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
- Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.]