verb
- Form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner.
- Devise a system or form a scheme for.
- synonyms: scheme
adjective
- Used of persons.
- usage: "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"
- synonyms: calculating, calculative, conniving, shrewd
- Concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest.
- usage: "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue- W. Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger"
- synonyms: designing
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