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manipulatively

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ma·nip·u·la·tive  (m-npy-l-tv, -l-)
adj.
Serving, tending, or having the power to manipulate.
n.
Any of various objects designed to be moved or arranged by hand as a means of developing motor skills or understanding abstractions, especially in mathematics.

ma·nipu·la·tive·ly adv.
ma·nipu·lative·ness n.
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Adv.1.manipulatively - in an artfully manipulative manner


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