Associations to the word «Manipulative»

Wiktionary

MANIPULATIVE, adjective. Using manipulation purposefully.
MANIPULATIVE, adjective. Tending to manipulate others.
MANIPULATIVE, adjective. (pejorative) Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.
MANIPULATIVE, noun. A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.

Dictionary definition

MANIPULATIVE, adjective. Skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage; "the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn