单词 | machinating |
释义 | machinatingadj. That machinates or plots; given to plotting or scheming. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [adjective] compassingc1440 practising1556 plotting1592 contrivinga1616 intriguing1682 plotful1732 machinating1751 policizing1825 scheming1838 intriguant1897 wheeling-dealing1973 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) III. 316 Willingness to think well of a spirit so inventive, and so machinating. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. xlii. 261 It was all open day, no dark machinating night, in the heart of the undissembling Olivia. 1900 O. Onions Compl. Bachelor v. 57 The machinating married woman! No bachelor is safe with her. 1982 Economist (Nexis) 22 May 18 He is fed up with machinating Afrikaner politicians. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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