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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. manipulativeadjective

   skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage

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

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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.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Manipulativeadjective

   of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. D. Elton Trueblood:

   Engineering is a predictive science, not a manipulative art.

2. Eesha Pandit:

   For decades sterilization was used as a way to control populations considered ‘undesirable’ — immigrants, people of color, poor people, those with mental illnesses and disabilities, tying Ms. Creel’s sentencing to her sterilization formalizes the coercion — the threat of a harsher sentence is manipulative and dangerous, and aligns with a legacy of eugenic practices through the U.S.

3. Rev James Bretzke:

   Therefore, I would judge it personally in bad taste and especially manipulative to present it to the Holy Father in a situation like that where it clearly hadn't been cleared ahead of time.

4. Penn Badgley:

   The point of my comment was not to confess a personal trauma, i was speaking about the way emotional and physical boundaries are violated for someone in the public eye, who is seen as an object of desire. Depending on so many factors, it can range from conscious abuse to something very unconscious -- and that is the point I was making, cautiously, in the context of a conversation about fanaticism and cultural norms which support manipulative or abusive behavior. These are the same norms which support predatory men, but not exclusively predatory men. They affect, and infect, us all.

5. 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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Manipulative
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Manipulative
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Manipulative
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Manipulative