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adjective

manipulative adj.

Of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.

Prone to attempt to influence others by devious or subtle psychological means, in order to induce them to do what one wants.

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Etymology of 'Manipulative'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Manipulative" Quotes from Famous Books

... and broader palates than men have in these days of soft food, with beliefs concerning life and death similar to those that swayed their contemporaries in Western and Southern Europe. Very interesting is the manipulative skill they showed on a large scale in erecting standing stones (probably connected with calendar-keeping and with worship), and on a small scale in making daring operations on the skull. Four thousand ...

— The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) - A Plain Story Simply Told • J. Arthur Thomson

... lightly on the manipulative part of photography, as that would be unnecessary; but a brief account of the chemicals in use is essential to a right appreciation of the theory of developing the image. In the first place, our object is to get ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 288 - July 9, 1881 • Various

... into the field a phalanx of observers, and the highest authorities in biological science engaged themselves afresh upon the problem. The experiments necessary to test the matter can be followed or repeated by any one possessing the slightest manipulative skill. Glass vessels are three-parts filled with infusions of hay or any organic matter. They are boiled to kill all germs of life, and hermetically sealed to exclude the outer air. The air inside, having been exposed to the boiling ...

— Natural Law in the Spiritual World • Henry Drummond

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