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Meaning of 'scheming' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Scheming [ a.]
- Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing.
2 . Scheming [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Scheme

Meaning of 'scheming' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . scheming [ s]
Meaning (1):
- concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
Example in sentence:
  • a scheming gold digger;
  • a scheming wife;
  • a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue
Meaning (2):
- acting with a specific goal
Example in sentence:
  • the most calculating and selfish men in the community

Nearby Words:

schade schah schediasm schedule scheele's green scheelin scheelite scheelium scheik schelly

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