trickishness

noun

Definition of trickishnessnext
as in duplicity

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  1. duplicity
  2. cunning
  3. guile
  4. dishonesty
  5. deceit
  6. craft
  7. double-dealing
Noun
  • Newly aware of his subordinate’s duplicity, Masa charges at Yuki from his seat among his look-alikes in the audience.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
  • The right-wing press, though, which had sung the praises of Reuss’ performance a few days earlier, now saw confirmation of characteristic Jewish duplicity and demanded that the government charge Reuss with fraud.
    Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of duplicity
Noun
  • The movie’s costume designer Tom Broecker says the change highlights the lethal cunning that lurks below the character’s beauty.
    Alexandra Willingham, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Successful criminals need to have discipline, a plan, patience, and cunning.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
Definition of cunning
Noun
  • But those dying or returning home as amputees are often from a younger generation who value dexterity and guile perhaps more than brute persistence.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Getting out doesn’t just require thumb-shredding dexterity, wit, and guile, but also — fittingly for its premise — patience.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 June 2024
Definition of guile
Noun
  • No hint of dishonesty has tarnished her, and she is pledged to the rule of law.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In any case, withholding specific details or not providing all necessary facts is considered a form of dishonesty.
    Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of dishonesty
Noun
  • This ongoing effort has created a web of cruelty, deceit, and corruption in which many unfortunate people are ensnared.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Still, the lawsuit has exposed layers of contradictions and deceit in the Saudi government’s portrayal of Omar al-Bayoumi, a middle-aged Saudi graduate student in San Diego who was the central figure in the hijackers’ support network.
    Tim Golden, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of deceit
Noun
  • Molson Coors identified a higher effective tax rate for the quarter due to a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets related to the divestment of certain U.S. craft businesses.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Bar Louie Free to all active and retired military veterans is a selection of Bar Louie half-pound craft burgers on a brioche bun.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of craft
Noun
  • Through his double-dealing with the government, Carmine Falcone was Gotham’s top crime boss for over two decades, accruing massive wealth, political influence, and an elite status.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
  • While the Biden Administration seems to perceive Cambodia as an amenable partner, Manet is double-dealing Beijing and Washington.
    Sam Rainsy, TIME, 24 June 2024
Definition of double-dealing
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