Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not artful; artless; not having cunning; guileless; frank; genuine.
- Wanting skill; inartistic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Lacking art or skill; artless.
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- adjective Alternative form of
inartful .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The expressive possibilities of unartful realms is Lerman's passion, and that sensibility infuses "The Matter of Origins."
Dance review: Liz Lerman achieves sublime fusion of art and physics 2010
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I suspect, but certainly cannot prove, that ‘inartful’ is simply the result of someone have heard/read ‘unartful’ and “misremembered” it as ‘inartful’.
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OTOH, and interestingly, ‘unartful’ yields seven entries from Onelook.
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I must say that ‘inartful’ falls on my ear with a better cadence that ‘unartful’ which sounds clunky to me; consider ‘unconspicuous’ v. ‘inconspicuous’.
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"With the Wright controversy still lingering and now Obama's unartful comments," she told CNN, "it will paint the picture of Obama as being 'out of sync.'"
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"With the Wright controversy still lingering and now Obama's unartful comments," she told CNN, "it will paint the picture of Obama as being 'out of sync.'"
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It is sad to say, that it appears that when it comes to a Black man, no matter that he could claim some of the same roots as those of whom he speaks of, he is simply not allowed that luxury, in particular if his chosen words appear unartful on their face.
"BITTER" DOUBLE STANDARDS: WHAT'S the Matter with PENNSYLVANIA? 2008
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The transitional works of 1966-67 document Guston's return to basic mark making and simple forms described with a deliberately unartful touch, verging on clumsiness, as he lost faith with abstraction.
An Artist's Drawings 2008
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Pelosi has confused everyone by he unartful phrase "not on the table" which only showed that she doesn't know much at all about parliamentary language of the House of Representative.
Conyers Tells Rob Kall: Impeachment Not Off the Table; A You Tube Video 2008
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Pelosi has confused everyone by the unartful phrase "not on the table" which only showed that she doesn't know much at all about parliamentary language of the House of Representative.
Conyers Tells Rob Kall: Impeachment Not Off the Table; A You Tube Video 2008
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