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31Subtlety — Sub tle*ty, n.; pl. {Subtleties}. [OE. sotelte, sutilte, OF. sotillete, L. subtilitas. See {Subtle}, and cf. {Subtility}.] 1. The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness. [1913 Webster] The fox which lives by… …
32Tricksy — Trick sy, a. [From {Trick}.] Exhibiting artfulness; trickish. My tricksy spirit! Shak. [1913 Webster] he tricksy policy which in the seventeenth century passed for state wisdom. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …
33Unsimplicity — Un sim*plic i*ty, n. Absence of simplicity; artfulness. C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] …
34Vulpinism — Vul pin*ism, n. The quality of being cunning like the fox; craft; artfulness. [R.] [1913 Webster] He was without guile, and had no vulpinism at all. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] …
35artful — adjective Date: 1609 1. performed with or showing art or skill < an artful performance on the violin > 2. a. using or characterized by art and skill ; dexterous < an artful prose stylist > b. adroit in attaining an end …
36dexterous — also dextrous adjective Etymology: Latin dextr , dexter on the right side, skillful Date: 1609 1. mentally adroit and skillful ; clever < her dexterous handling of the crisis > 2. done with dexterity ; a …
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40J. C. Squire — Sir John Squire (John Collings Squire) (April 2, 1884 – December 20, 1958) was a British poet, writer, historian, and influential literary editor of the post World War I period. Biography Born in Plymouth, he was educated at Blundell s School and …