ladino — meaning in English

English meaning

• artful adj Clever and skilful, often in a way that shows careful thought or design.
• wily adj Clever in a sneaky or cunning way, especially at getting what one wants.

Senses

ladino is used for these senses in English:

• Ladin A Rhaeto-Romance language (or dialect continuum), spoken primarily in the Italian portion of Tyrol and the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy.
• Ladino A Romance language mainly spoken by Sephardic Jews (Wikipedia), derived mainly from Old Castilian (Spanish) and Hebrew.
• artful (especially) Skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning.
• wily Sly, cunning, full of tricks.

artful — full definition

1. adj Clever and skilful, often in a way that shows careful thought or design.
2. adj Cunning or crafty, especially in getting one's own way.

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