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conniving

[kuh-nahy-ving]

adjective

  1. cooperating secretly, especially with harmful or evil intent; conspiring.

    a conniving liar and thief.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of conniving1

First recorded in 1625–50; connive ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )
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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.

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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.

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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.

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Quarterback Brady Smigiel, usually the calm, cool, helpful teenager, was conniving to do something sinister.

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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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