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Definitions for Manipulative
məˈnɪp yəˌleɪ tɪv, -yə lə tɪvma·nip·u·la·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. manipulativeadjective

    skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage

    "the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child"

GCIDE

  1. manipulativeadjective

    Prone to attempt to influence others by devious or subtle psychological means, in order to induce them to do what one wants.

  2. manipulativenoun

    Any object given to children to encourage them to learn by manipulating physical objects; applied especially to solid objects of varying geometrical shape that can be fit together to form larger aggregates.

Wiktionary

  1. manipulativenoun

    A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.

  2. manipulativeadjective

    Tending to manipulate others.

  3. manipulativeadjective

    Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.

ChatGPT

  1. manipulative

    Manipulative refers to the characteristic or behavior of controlling or influencing others in a skillful or clever way, often to one's own advantage, by appealing to their emotions, behaviors, or circumstances. This can often involve deceptive, unscrupulous, or abusive tactics.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Manipulativeadjective

    of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Manipulative in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Manipulative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Manipulative in a Sentence

  1. Linda Tripp:

    There wasn't a thing about those three months that were authentic. Everything prior to that was, but I needed everything to be recreated and it was beyond manipulative, did I want to do that ? Not necessarily, but I felt like I had no choice.

  2. John Henry Browne:

    Ted Bundy in court. (Oxygen) Browne said he never got to truly know Bundy and instead, only came to know the different sides of his personalities, ranging from seemingly confident lawyer to manipulative madman. But there was one moment when Bundy unveiled a completely different side before his murder trial in Miami.

  3. Asra Nomani:

    As an American Muslim parent and journalist who has investigated Islamic terrorism for the past 20 years, it’s offensive, immoral, unethical, manipulative and dangerous, the Virginia Department of Education is woke-washing the 9/11 attacks. Speaker Amaarah DeCuir instructs teachers to erase the fact that the 9/11 hijackers were motivated by an extremist interpretation of Islam. Decuir advises teachers to talk about ‘extremists’ behind the 9/11 attacks, without identifying them as Muslim extremists or calling them out as ‘terrorists.’ It would be like teaching about the Holocaust without discussing Nazi Germany.

  4. Oliver Krischer:

    There is obviously a system of fraud and lies, i assume that the minister was informed that such manipulative devices were used.

  5. John Griffin:

    Manipulation could very well be behind the recent market moves. To act like bitcoin and crypto currency prices are purely driven by supply and demand of little traders... ignores the specific mechanics of this marketplace, it would not be a stretch nor surprising to find that manipulative activity is behind the recent runup when the underlying market mechanics are similar to before.

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