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artful

mastery

/ˈɑːtf(ʊ)l/adj

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What is the meaning of 'artful' in this sentence?

The doctrine that we can discover facts, detect the hidden processes of nature, by an artful manipulation of language, is so contrary to common sense, that a person must have made some advances in philosophy to believe it.