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91suggest — transitive verb Etymology: Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere to pile up, furnish, suggest, from sub + gerere to carry Date: 1526 1. a. obsolete to seek to influence ; seduce b. to call forth ; evoke c …
92trickery — noun Date: 1796 the practice of crafty underhanded ingenuity to deceive or cheat Synonyms: see deception …
93wire-puller — noun Date: 1825 one who uses secret or underhanded means to influence the acts of a person or organization • wire pulling noun …
94cute — I. adjective (cuter; cutest) Etymology: short for acute Date: circa 1731 1. a. clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner b. impertinent, smart alecky < don t get cute with me > 2. attractive or pretty especially in a childish, youthful, or… …
95knife — I. noun (plural knives) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English knif, from Old English cnīf, perhaps from Old Norse knīfr; akin to Middle Low German knīf knife Date: before 12th century 1. a. a cutting instrument consisting of a sharp… …
96oblique — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English oblike, from Latin obliquus Date: 15th century 1. a. neither perpendicular nor parallel ; inclined b. having the axis not perpendicular to the base < an oblique cone > c. having no right angle …
97plot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small area of planted ground < a vegetable plot > b. a small piece of land in a cemetery c. a measured piece of land ; lot 2. ground plan …
98truck — I. verb Etymology: Middle English trukken, from Anglo French *truker, *troker, from Vulgar Latin *troccare, probably of imitative origin Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to give in exchange ; swap 2. to barter or dispose of by barter… …
99underhand — I. adverb Date: 1538 1. a. in a clandestine manner b. archaic in a quiet or unobtrusive manner 2. with an underhand motion < bowl underhand > < pitch underhand > II. adjective …
100underhandedly — adverb see underhanded II …
