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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke