[syn: designing, scheming]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scheme \Scheme\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Schemed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scheming.]
To make a scheme of; to plan; to design; to project; to plot.
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That wickedness which schemed, and executed, his
destruction. --G. Stuart.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scheming \Schem"ing\, a.
Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing. --
Schem"ing*ly, adv.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scheming
adj 1: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in
the community" [syn: calculating, calculative,
conniving, scheming, shrewd]
2: concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a
selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes
of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a
scheming gold digger" [syn: designing, scheming]