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scheming
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scheming, adj. & n.
--adj. artful, cunning, or deceitful.
--n. plots; intrigues.
--adj. artful, cunning, or deceitful.
--n. plots; intrigues.
Derivative
schemingly adv.
THESAURUS
scheming
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