derogatory. Scheming, crafty, cunning.

That practises art or craft; crafty, scheming, artful. Cf. practic, adj. 3, practice, n. 5 8. Obsolete.

That contrives, plans, schemes; crafty, designing. Obsolete.

Full of secret aims; wily. (Cf. drift, n. 5.)

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Machiavelli, or of his principles or alleged principles; practising, or characterized by, (esp. political)…

Of, relating to, or characterized by the use of stratagems or strategy.

Of, relating to, or characterized by the use of stratagems or strategy.

Of, relating to, or characterized by the use of stratagems or strategy.

Designing, aiming, scheming. Obsolete.

Ambitious, scheming. Obsolete.

= Machiavellian, adj.

Given to plotting; scheming, crafty. Obsolete.

Contriving, scheming.

Politic; political.

= Machiavellian, adj.

In negative sense: that acts in a calculating or deceitful way; having some ulterior motive; scheming, crafty, artful.

That intrigues; forming secret plots or schemes. Also, that excites interest or curiosity; fascinating.

That manoeuvres or conducts manoeuvres; scheming, manipulative.

That systematizes (in various senses); inclined to systematize; systematic.

That schemes; contriving, plotting.