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ma·nip·u·la·tive
(mə-nĭp′yə-lə-tĭv, -lā′-)adj.
Serving, tending, or having the power to manipulate.
n.
Any of various objects designed to be moved or arranged by hand as a means of developing motor skills or understanding abstractions, especially in mathematics.
ma·nip′u·la·tive·ly adv.
ma·nip′u·la′tive·ness n.
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ma•nip•u•la•tive
(məˈnɪp yəˌleɪ tɪv, -yə lə tɪv)adj.
1. of or pertaining to manipulation; serving to manipulate.
2. influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one's own purposes.
[1830–40]
ma•nip′u•la`tive•ly, adv.
ma•nip′u•la`tive•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | manipulative - skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage; "the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child" artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
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manipulative
adjective scheming, calculating, cunning, sly, designing, slick, shrewd, slippery, unscrupulous, devious, wily, crafty, artful, disingenuous, conniving, Machiavellian, guileful She described him as cold, calculating and manipulative.
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manipuloiva
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
manipulative
[məˈnɪpjʊlətɪv] adj [person, behaviour] → manipulateur/triceCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
manipulative
adj
(pej) behaviour, skill → manipulativ; film, article, speech → manipulierend; manipulative person → Manipulant(in) m(f); he was very manipulative → er konnte andere sehr gut manipulieren
(Med) manipulative therapy → Manipulationstherapie f; manipulative technique → Manipulationstechnik f; manipulative treatment → Manipulation f; manipulative operation → manipulativer Eingriff
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
manipulative
[məˈnɪpjʊˌlətɪv] adj to be manipulative (person) → cercare di manipolare gli altrimanipulative behaviour → comportamento teso alla manipolazione altrui
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
manipulative
adj manipuladorEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.