Scheming
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definition
verb
he schemed to bring about the collapse of the government
make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.
noun
He doubted she would be there, considering they were practically done with their scheming , but he was willing to hope for anything.
the activity or practice of making secret or underhanded plans.
adjective
they had mean, scheming little minds
given to or involved in making secret and underhanded plans.
example
These are the people who make up the country, in his eyes, not the 'scheming' gentry and generals who composed bourgeois nationalist parties.
In doing so, he must also outwit Francesca's 'scheming' mother as well as her overweight fiancé, while schooling another admirer in the ways of love.
I was kidding myself; why would a sweet girl like Andrea want to be with a rebellious, 'scheming' character like me?
He raised his price by leading an army paid for by Venice to victory over the French at Fornovo in June 1495, but his inveterate 'scheming' led to imprisonment by Venice in 1509.
However, her 'scheming' ultimately leads to catastrophe.
In fact, it seems that the only people privy to the 'scheming' duplicity of most of the contestants are the camera operators.
She was planning, or rather 'scheming' , in her children's lives.
She isn't a 'scheming' adulteress - she's too naive, too hopeful.
The game is designed to be fun to play and a lighthearted approach to being a evil 'scheming' megalomaniac, so although there are many different ways of being evil, there is no slavery or genocide.
They comply, but the 'scheming' Lane has other plans.
When my friend told me about this aspect of the pre-interview my 'scheming' humorist mind awakened like a sleeping giant.
With plenty of delightful romantic 'scheming' from Dolly, this play is looking forward to a successful run.
Their 'scheming' ultimately led to Coriolanus' banishment from Rome.
They must have learnt from the landlord that I had my ear to their window when he had arrived, and it is most likely that they, the devil priest in particular, would have recognised me from the tavern where I had first overheard their 'scheming' .
It's not everyday you see the grand thespian as a 'scheming' womanizer who will stop short at nothing, save ‘a bit of crackling,’ to revive his stagnant career.
Members of the jury, we have given you overwhelming evidence leading up to the day of the plot; his plans; his actions; his plotting; his 'scheming' .
Alison of course was doing some very careful 'scheming' since Carleen's birthday was approaching rapidly.
He doubted she would be there, considering they were practically done with their 'scheming' , but he was willing to hope for anything.
Their own 'scheming' behavior was equally if not more reprehensible.
And their 'scheming' couldn't have been done at a better time.
She had black glittering, 'scheming' eyes and was very blunt.
Those who assumed that somebody so ‘uncultured’ and naive was incapable of 'scheming' found out their mistake too late.
The play bounces from 'scheming' romance to high-camp comedy, leaving the audience torn between giggling and nail-biting over this complicated love hexagon.
They weren't like Zach's eyes, that often gleamed from greed or 'scheming' , but Mitch's eyes were like a child's on Christmas morning, full of innocence.
Little did Thomas know that all his 'scheming' would be moot in just a few hours.
As a result of their 'scheming' ways, the dastardly duo are clearly making enemies outside the house.
The dire need for money is a constant concern for Lucy in the I Love Lucy plot lexicon, and this is one of the better examples of 'scheming' gone sour.
Its rigid structures and processes and predictable ways might stymie his unethical 'scheming' .
Like the French Resistance, they're not taking it lying down, as they fight back with every 'scheming' trick at their disposal.
The final outcome of his 'scheming' , however, remains unknown because of the loss of the story's last six chapters.
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