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BNC: 14928 COCA: 13975

manipulative

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manipulative /məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪv/ /məˈnɪpjələtɪv/ adjective
manipulative
/məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪv/ /məˈnɪpjələtɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of MANIPULATIVE
[more manipulative; most manipulative] usually disapproving
: using or controlling other people in a clever and often unfair or selfish way(对他人)操纵的,控制的
BNC: 14928 COCA: 13975

manipulative

adjective

ma·​nip·​u·​la·​tive mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlā-tiv How to pronounce manipulative (audio)
-lə-
: of, relating to, or performed by manipulation
Osteopathy emphasizes manipulative techniques to correct abnormalities thought to cause disease and inhibit recovery. Carol L. Otis et al.
especially : serving or intended to control or influence others in an artful and often unfair or selfish way
a clever and manipulative child
manipulative behavior
Simpleminded as his critics found his ideas and remarks, cynical and manipulative as he may have been in actuality, he seemed to believe every word he said. Arthur Miller
manipulatively adverb
manipulativeness noun

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of manipulative was in 1834
BNC: 14928 COCA: 13975

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