manipulative

Academic Word List, sublist 8.

About 1.44 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Using manipulation purposefully.
2. adjective Tending to manipulate.
3. adjective Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.

   You manipulative bitch!

4. noun A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.

Similar words

artful handling rigged engineered devious controlling scheming calculating crafty cunning

Often followed by

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Word family

manipulate manipulated manipulates manipulating manipulation manipulations manipulatively manipulativeness manipulativenesses