scheming adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of scheming adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

scheming

adjective

NAmE//ˈskimɪŋ//

(formal)

often planning secretly to do something for your own advantage, especially by cheating other people

Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

See scheming in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Check pronunciation: scheming

All matches