Artful vs Treacherous - What's the difference?
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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.]
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Exhibiting treachery.
Deceitful; inclined to betray.
Unreliable; dangerous.
Artful is a related term of treacherous.
As adjectives the difference between artful and treacherous
is that artful is performed with, or characterized by, art or skill while treacherous is exhibiting treachery.artful
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Adjective
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Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* artful dodger * artfully * artfulnesstreacherous
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Adjective
(en adjective)- a treacherous mountain trail