19
scheming(adjective, mean, smooth, negative, deceitful)
13
shrewd(adjective, mean, smooth, negative, deceitful)
12
calculating(adjective, mean, smooth, negative, cunning)
11
designing(verb, adjective, mean, smooth, negative)
10
crafty(adjective, mean, smooth, negative, deceitful)
10
cunning(adjective, mean, negative, deceitful, shrewd)
9
Machiavellian(adjective, negative, deceitful, shrewd, wily)
9
plotting(verb, adjective, mean, smooth, smart)
9
wily(adjective, mean, negative, deceitful, shrewd)
8
sly(adjective, mean, smooth, negative, deceitful)
8
artful(adjective, mean, smooth, negative, cunning)
8
shifty(adjective, mean, smooth, smart, false)
7
collusive(adjective, deceitful)
7
foxy(adjective, mean, smooth, negative, deceitful)
7
tricky(adjective, mean, smooth, smart, dishonest)
6
intriguing(adjective, mean, smooth, smart, cunning)
6
calculative
6
devious(adjective, false, negative, dishonest, deceitful)
6
slick(adjective, mean, smooth, negative, cunning)
5
deceitful(adjective, mean, smooth, smart, false)
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