artful -
marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"
artless simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance"
adroit quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"
cute,
precious obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
designing,
scheming concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger"
deep exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot"
elusive skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
manipulative skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage; "the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child"
artful -
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"
