manipulative (redirected from manipulativeness)

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.

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ma·nipu·la·tive·ly adv.

ma·nipu·lative·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

manipulative - skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage; "the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child" artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

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manipulative

adjective scheming, calculating, cunning, sly, designing, slick, shrewd, slippery, unscrupulous, devious, wily, crafty, artful, disingenuous, conniving, Machiavellian, guileful She described him as cold, calculating and manipulative.

Translations

manipulative [məˈnɪpjʊlətɪv] ADJ (fig) [person, behaviour] → manipulador

manipulative [məˈnɪpjʊlətɪv] adj [person, behaviour] → manipulateur/trice

manipulative

adj

(pej) behaviour, skill → manipulativ; film, article, speech → manipulierend; manipulative person → Manipulant(in) m(f); he was very manipulative → er konnte andere sehr gut manipulieren

(Med) manipulative therapy → Manipulationstherapie f; manipulative technique → Manipulationstechnik f; manipulative treatment → Manipulation f; manipulative operation → manipulativer Eingriff

manipulative [məˈnɪpjʊˌlətɪv] adj to be manipulative (person) → cercare di manipolare gli altri
manipulative behaviour → comportamento teso alla manipolazione altrui

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manipulative [məˈnɪpjʊˌlətɪv] adj to be manipulative (person) → cercare di manipolare gli altri
manipulative behaviour → comportamento teso alla manipolazione altrui