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conniving
[kuh-nahy-ving]
adjective
cooperating secretly, especially with harmful or evil intent; conspiring.
a conniving liar and thief.
Word History and Origins
Origin of conniving1
Example Sentences
The grandiose castle on “The Traitors” is an apt setting for the conniving game show, immersing players in a historic location in the Scottish Highlands.
He’s conniving, manipulative and has somehow incredibly managed to survive flying on the seat of some very thin pants since his father sent him out to collect rent as a budding slumlord.
Kaitlyn Dever — doing an astonishingly convincing Australian accent — stars as Belle, playing the wannabe guru as a lonely but conniving young woman who uses lies to evoke sympathy.
Quarterback Brady Smigiel, usually the calm, cool, helpful teenager, was conniving to do something sinister.
They pick up on any and all evidence about human evil and conniving and explain away or ignore evidence of positive human qualities.
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