manipulative

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  1. adjective Serving, tending, or having the power to manipulate.
  2. noun Any of various objects designed to be moved or arranged by hand as a means of developing motor skills or understanding abstractions, especially in mathematics.

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  • Ms Heaton was very cunning, manipulative, and had attempted suicide more times than her family bothered to keep track of. —  BlackStaticHorrorMagazine#4
  • Shit, you've been telling me since we've known each other what a manipulative --what? —  F ;SF - vol 099 issue 03 - September 2000
  • All the important details are there ... there was solid proff that this manipulative, abusive, man was mentally unstable, and Souk granted him unsupervised visits to get him off his back. —  News from www.pantagraph.com
  • He's noble, inteligent, good looking and he's willing to do anything for the one he loves! and otherwise ... jacob is a jerk. .he doesnt cares what bella feels or needs ... hes so selfish and manipulative * agghhh* —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Jacob was so manipulative, and he used Bella, and knowingly hurt her. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
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/məˈnɪpjulətɪv/
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