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US
/ˈskimɪŋ/
]
[ UK /skˈiːmɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /skˈiːmɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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acting with a specific goal
the most calculating and selfish men in the community -
concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue
a scheming wife
a scheming gold digger
How To Use scheming In A Sentence
- The game is designed to be fun to play and a lighthearted approach to being a evil scheming megalomaniac, so although there are many different ways of being evil, there is no slavery or genocide.
- She had been in New York for the past few weeks and knew little of the scheming that was going on in her absence.
- In terms of scheming... there is a full court press going on right now to bring back the heroization of Chiang Ching-Kuo. Daily Links, April 10, 2009
- Little did Thomas know that all his scheming would be moot in just a few hours.
- Tabu does full justice to the spirit of Lady Macbeth; scheming, greedy, manipulative, yet not stonehearted enough to drink wine laced with blood.
- Lillian Andrews, a scheming sexpot, seduces her married boss, causing divorce and general mayhem in the lives of those around her.
- But his image belied a character which was scheming, ambitious and hungry for power. Times, Sunday Times
- He heart was warmed by Pa'aga's caring concern for his well-being, and his own icy scheming melted away. Citizen of the Month
- But they say, no one can equal a woman in scheming and planning, if she takes to it," said Eleanor. The Old Helmet
- a scheming gold digger