Associations to the word «Scheming»

Wiktionary

SCHEMING, verb. Present participle of scheme
SCHEMING, adjective. (pejorative) Tending to scheme.

Dictionary definition

SCHEMING, adjective. Used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community".
SCHEMING, adjective. Concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.