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designing
(redirected from designingly)

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de·sign·ing  (d-znng)
adj.
1. Conniving; crafty.
2. Showing or exercising forethought.

de·signing·ly adv.

designing [dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ]
adj
artful and scheming; conniving; crafty
designingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.designingdesigning - the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument"
creating by mental acts - the act of creating something by thinking
planning - the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
Adj.1.designingdesigning - concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger"
artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

designing
adjective scheming, plotting, intriguing, crooked (informal), shrewd, conspiring, cunning, sly, astute, treacherous, unscrupulous, devious, wily, crafty, artful, conniving, Machiavellian, deceitful He was trapped into marriage by a designing witch.
Translations
designing [dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ]
A. ADJintrigante
B. Ndiseño m, el diseñar
designing
designing [dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ] adj (scheming) → astuto/a, intrigante
designing [dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ] adj (scheming) → astuto/a, intrigante


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