conniving

con·nive

C0576600 (kə-nīv′)intr.v. con·nived, con·niv·ing, con·nives 1. To cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action; collude: The dealers connived with customs officials to bring in narcotics.2. To scheme; plot.3. To feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or consent: The guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner's escape.

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[Latin cōnīvēre, connīvēre, to close the eyes.]

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con·niv′er n.con·niv′er·y n.

conniving

(kəˈnaɪvɪŋ) adjplotting secretly; conspiring

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Adj.	1.	conniving - acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal endcollusivecovert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"
	2.	conniving - used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"calculating, calculative, scheming, shrewdhard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";

conniving

adjective scheming, designing, plotting, calculating, conspiring, contriving She was seen as a conniving, greedy woman.

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