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Definitions for conniving
con·niv·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
collusive, connivingadjective
acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming, shrewdadjective
used of persons
"the most calculating and selfish men in the community"
Wiktionary
connivingadjective
That connives; conspiratorial
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conniving
Conniving refers to the act of secretly scheming or plotting, often with harmful or dishonest intentions. It typically involves manipulation, deceit, or underhanded tactics to achieve a particular goal or advantage.
Webster Dictionary
Conniving
of Connive
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conniving in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conniving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of conniving in a Sentence
When I first met him, I thought he was really insane, there was no question about it. I went back andforth in my own mind of whether he was evil or just insane. Could he just be conniving? You keep going to different places when you review the evidence, but all in all, I reached my ultimate conclusion that he was clinically insane, but not legally insane.
The condition is that the barangay captain should fight drugs and crime. If he is conniving with criminals, he could be the one shot.
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