different between artful vs dishonest

artful

English

Alternative forms

  • artfull (obsolete)

Etymology

art +? -ful

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /????t.f?l/

Adjective

artful (comparative more artful, superlative most artful)

  1. Cunning; tending toward indirect dealings; crafty.
  2. Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.
  3. Artificial; imitative.
  4. Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:wily

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • Futral

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dishonest

English

Etymology

From Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. Synchronically, dis- +? honest.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??s?n?st/
  • (US) IPA(key): /d??s?n?st/

Adjective

dishonest (comparative more dishonest, superlative most dishonest)

  1. Not honest.
  2. Interfering with honesty.
  3. (obsolete) Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
    • c. 1560,Thomas North, Archontorologion
      speake 'dishonest word
  4. (obsolete) Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.
    • Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, / Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.

Antonyms

  • honest

Related terms

  • dishonesty

Translations

Further reading

  • dishonest at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • hedonists, stonished

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