conniving
adjective/kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/
/kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/
(disapproving)- behaving in a way that secretly hurts others or deliberately fails to prevent others from being hurt
- He plays a power-hungry, conniving politician in the new Wednesday-night drama.
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