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deceptive, machiavellian, surreptitious
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
subdolous
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Subdolous — Sub do*lous, a. [L. subdolus, sub + dolus deceit.] Sly; crafty; cunning; artful. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subdolous — sub·do·lous … English syllables
subdolous — /ˈsʌbdələs/ (say subduhluhs) adjective Rare crafty; cunning. {Latin subdolus deceitful} …
subdolous — ˈsəbdələs adjective Etymology: Latin subdolus, from sub + dolus fraud, deceit more at tale : somewhat sly : crafty, cunning, artful … Useful english dictionary
The Final Deduction — Infobox Book | name = The Final Deduction image caption = author = Rex Stout cover artist = Bill English country = United States language = English series = Nero Wolfe genre = Detective fiction publisher = Viking Press release date = October 13,… … Wikipedia
Cunning — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Cunning >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cunning cunning craft Sgm: N 1 cunningness cunningness craftiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 subtlety subtlety artificiality Sgm: N 1 maneuvering maneuvering … English dictionary for students
deceptive — de·cep·tive /di sep tiv/ adj: tending or having capacity to deceive deceptive trade practices compare fraudulent, misleading Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
machiavellian — adjective arch, artful, base, cagey, calculating, canny, cheating, clever, collusive, collusory, conniving, conscienceless, contriving, corrupt, covinous, crafty, crooked, cunning, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, delusive, designing, devious,… … Law dictionary
surreptitious — I adjective artful, clandestine, clandestinus, concealed, conniving, covert, crafty, cunning, deceitful, deceptive, delitescent, disguised, done by stealth, evasive, faked, fraudulently introduced, furtive, furtivus, guileful, hidden, indirect,… … Law dictionary
astute — adj 1. discerning, perceptive, penetrating, piercing; keen, sharp, acute, quick; eagle eyed, hawk eyed, lynx eyed, sharp eyed; perspicacious, percipient, discriminating, appercipient; sagacious, judicious, wise, sapient; discreet, politic,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
