CONTRIVING

Meaning of CONTRIVING in English

( p. pr. & vb. n. )

of Contrive

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CONTRIVING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Contrive
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CONTRIVING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of contrive.
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POLITIC — adjective see: police Date: 15th century ~al , characterized by shrewdness in managing, contriving, or dealing, sagacious in promoting a …
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INGENIOUS — adjective see: engine Date: 15th century showing or calling for intelligence, aptitude, or discernment, marked by especial aptitude at discovering, …
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CONTRIVE — verb (~d; contriving) Etymology: Middle English controven, contreven, from Anglo-French controver, contrever, from Medieval Latin contropare to compare, from Latin …
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CONTRIVANCE — noun Date: circa 1628 1. a thing contrived, an artificial arrangement or development, the act or faculty of contriving ; …
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SMART — I. ˈsmär]t, -mȧ], usu ]d.+V\ verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English smerten, from Old English smeortan; akin to Middle …
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SCHEME — I. ˈskēm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin schemat-, schema shape, figure, manner, figure of speech, from Greek schēmat-, schēma; …
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PRACTICE — I. verb or prac·tise ˈpraktə̇s ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English practisen, from Middle French practiser, pratiser, from practique, pratique …
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MANAGE — I. ˈmanij, -nēj, esp in pres part -nəj verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Italian maneggiare, from (earlier) maneare, from mano …
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LEFT-HANDED — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: Middle English left handed, from left hand + -ed 1. : having the left hand more …
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INTELLIGENT — I. -nt adjective Etymology: Latin intelligent-, intelligens, present participle of intelligere, intellegere to perceive, understand, from inter- + legere to …
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GUIDE — I. ˈgīd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English gide, from Middle French guide, from Old Provençal guida, from guidar …
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ART — I. Etymology: Middle English art, ert, from Old English eart; akin to Old Norse est, ert, (thou) art, Gothic is, …
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SCHEMING — adjective : given to forming schemes a busy scheming brain : tending to artful contriving : shrewdly devious and intriguing …
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SCHEMERY — ˈskēmərē noun ( -es ) : deceptive contriving : machination
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PREMEDITATION — (|)prē+ noun Etymology: Middle English premeditacion, from Latin praemeditation-, praemeditatio, from praemeditatus (past participle of praemeditari to premeditate) + -ion-, …
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PENSIVE — ˈpen(t)siv, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: Middle English pensif, from Middle French, from penser to think (from Latin pensare to …
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INTEND — ə̇n.ˈtend verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin in- in- (II)) of Middle English entenden, from Old French …
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INGENIOUS — ə̇nˈjēnyəs sometimes -nēəs adjective Etymology: Middle French ingenieux, from Latin ingeniosus, from ingenium natural capacity, natural disposition + -osus -ous …
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ENTANGLEMENT — -gəlmənt noun ( -s ) 1. a. : the action or an instance of physically entangling : the state of …
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DESIGNATION — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English desygnacion, from Latin designation-, designatio, from designatus + -ion-, -io, -ion 1. …
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CONTRIVANCY — -vənsē noun ( -es ) : the faculty or means of contriving
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CONTRIVANCE — /keuhn truy"veuhns/ , n. 1. something contrived; a device, esp. a mechanical one. 2. the act or manner of contriving; …
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INVENTION — noun thought; idea. 2. invention ·noun a fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a falsehood. 3. invention ·noun the …
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CONTRIVE — ( contrives, contriving, contrived) 1. If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by …
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CONTRIVE — (~s, contriving, ~d) 1. If you ~ an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking …
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