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tricksy(adjective, cunning)
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two-faced(adjective, wrong, false, corrupt, dishonest)
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unreliable(adjective, wrong, delicate, false, loose)
8
unstable(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, difficult)
8
yellow(adjective, low, sly, devious, cowardly)
7
Machiavellian
7
arch(adjective, mean, smooth, cunning, knowing)
7
chancy(noun, adjective, delicate, uncertain, sensitive)
7
cute
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deep(adjective, sharp, intelligent, cunning, clever)
7
doubtful(noun, adjective, weak, delicate, uncertain)
7
furtive(adjective, mean, smooth, smart, informal)
7
perfidious(adjective, wrong, false, dishonest, deceitful)
7
smart(adjective, person, sharp, behavior, intelligent)
7
troublesome(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, complex)
7
underhanded(adjective, false, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
7
untrustworthy(adjective, false, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
7
vulpine(adjective, cunning)
6
acute(adjective, understanding, keen, sharp, fine)
6
conniving(adjective, mean, smooth, smart, dishonest)
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