scheming

[ skee-ming ]
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adjective
  1. given to making plans, especially sly and underhand ones; crafty.

Origin of scheming

1
First recorded in 1830–40; scheme + -ing2

Other words for scheming

Other words from scheming

  • schem·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·schem·ing, adjective

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How to use scheming in a sentence

  • Given a love affair, and a certain interest in it, the most unscheming nature becomes Macchiavellian in tact and policy.

    Bluebell | Mrs. George Croft Huddleston

British Dictionary definitions for scheming

scheming

/ (ˈskiːmɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. given to making plots; cunning

noun
  1. intrigues

Derived forms of scheming

  • schemingly, adverb

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