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manipulative adjective [ məˈnɪpjʊlətɪv ]

• exercising unscrupulous control or influence over a person or situation.
• "she was sly, selfish, and manipulative"
Similar: scheming, calculating, cunning, crafty, wily, shrewd, devious, designing, conniving, Machiavellian, artful, guileful, slippery, slick, sly, unscrupulous, disingenuous, media-savvy, foxy,
Opposite: ingenuous,
• relating to manipulation of an object or part of the body.
• "a manipulative skill"
Similar: manual, done with one's hands, dexterous,


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