de·sign·ing (d -z  nng)adj. 1. Conniving; crafty. 2. Showing or exercising forethought. de·sign ing·ly adv. |
designing
Adjective
cunning and scheming
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| Noun | 1. |  designing - 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. |  designing - 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
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