Scheming and Shifty

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Scheming adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

Usage example: the novel is about an elderly man and his scheming son who is impatient to inherit the family fortune

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Shifty is a synonym for scheming. In some cases you can use "Shifty" instead an adjective "Scheming".

Nearby Words: scheme, schemed, schemer

Shifty adjective - Given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions.

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Scheming is a synonym for shifty in deceitful topic. You can use "Scheming" instead an adjective "Shifty", if it concerns topics such as devious, untrustworthy.

Nearby Words: shift, shifting, shifted, shiftless, shiftiness

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