"inartful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more inartful [comparative], most inartful [superlative]
Etymology: Alteration of earlier unartful, equivalent to in- + artful. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|in-|artful}} in- + artful Head templates: {{en-adj}} inartful (comparative more inartful, superlative most inartful)
  1. Awkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; ill-phrased; inexpedient Synonyms: clumsy, unartful Derived forms: inartfully, inartfulness
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