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scheming

adjective

Concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
G
Contains
CH
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. Concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest

    “{'source': 'W.Churchill', 'text': 'a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue'}”

adjective

  1. Acting with a specific goal

    “The most calculating and selfish men in the community”

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{'source': 'W.Churchill', 'text': 'a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue'}
A scheming wife
A scheming gold digger
The most calculating and selfish men in the community

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