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<blockquote>He too <b>artful</b> a writer to set down events in exact historical order. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; <as>as, an <ex>artful</ex> boy</as>. [The usual sense.]</def>

<blockquote><b>Artful</b> in speech, in action, and in mind. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The <b>artful</b> revenge of various animals. <i>Darwin.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Cunning; skillful; adroit; dexterous; crafty; tricky; deceitful; designing. See <er>Cunning</er>.</syn>

<h1>Artfully</h1> <Xpage=85>

<hw>Art"ful*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an artful manner; with art or cunning; skillfully; dexterously; craftily.</def>

<h1>Artfulness</h1> <Xpage=85>

<hw>Art"ful*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being artful; art; cunning; craft.</def>

<h1>Arthen</h1> <Xpage=85>

<hw>Ar"then</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Same as</def> <er>Earthen</er>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "An <i>arthen</i> pot."

<i>Holland.</i>

<h1>Arthritic, Arthritical</h1> <Xpage=85>

<hw><hw>Ar*thrit"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ar*thrit"ic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>arthriticus</ets>, Gr. <?/. See <er>Arthritis</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to the joints.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to arthritis; gouty.</def>

<i>Cowper.</i>

<h1>Arthritis</h1> <Xpage=85>

<hw>Ar*thri"tis</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/ (as if fem. of <?/ belonging to the joints, sc. <?/ disease) gout, fr. <?/ a joint.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any inflammation of the joints, particularly the gout.</def>

<h1>Arthroderm</h1> <Xpage=85>

<hw>Ar"thro*derm</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ joint + <ets>'derm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The external covering of an Arthropod.</def>

<h1>Arthrodia</h1> <Xpage=85>

<hw>Ar*thro"di*a</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ well articulated; <?/ a joint + <?/ shape.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket.</def>

<h1>Arthrodial, Arthrodic</h1> <Xpage=85>

<hw><hw>Ar*thro"di*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ar*throd"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to arthrodia.</def>

<h1>Arthrodynia</h1> <Xpage=85>

<hw>Ar`thro*dyn"i*a</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ joint + <?/<?/ pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An affection characterized by pain in or about a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.</def>

<h1>Arthrodynic</h1> <Xpage=85>