conniving

con·nive  (k-nv)

intr.v. con·nived, con·niv·ing, con·nives

1. To cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action; collude: The dealers connived with customs officials to bring in narcotics.

2. To scheme; plot.

3. To feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or consent: The guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner's escape.

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[Latin cnvre, connvre, to close the eyes.]

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con·niver n.

con·niver·y n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	conniving - acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end collusive covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"
	2.	conniving - used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community" calculating, calculative, scheming, shrewd hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";