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
  • This helps Harrow’s case, but getting hard evidence of Valya’s duplicity will help even more.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Zach Bannon, a spokesman for Hovde, accused Baldwin of duplicity for, in effect, saying one thing about price gouging in the Senate and doing another with her campaign fund.
    Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of duplicity
Noun
  • There’s an unapologetic cunning at the heart of this series, and a mercurial spirit that’s as slippery as blood on an Italian marble floor.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Just as Nordlinger shows that the peacemakers and Nobel laureates whose work holds up best are those who brought specific conflicts to an end, the organizations in Bob's account that get the most done are those that pursue limited goals with cunning and patience.
    Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2012
Definition of cunning
Noun
  • Getting out doesn’t just require thumb-shredding dexterity, wit, and guile but also — fittingly for its premise — patience.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Over time, guile took on the connotation of deceitful cunning in English, emerging in Middle English around the 12th century.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of guile
Noun
  • There is also conflicting data on how well these assessments correct for dishonesty.
    Lori Landrum, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But Biden’s pardon doesn’t just showcase his penchant for dishonesty.
    Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of dishonesty
Noun
  • In the forthcoming season, fans of the nail-biting series can anticipate Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause, Britney Spears’ ex Sam Asghari, and Zac Efron’s younger brother Dylan to compete in a game of skill and deceit.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government is trying to urge the nation to continue the struggle, even as its officials at all levels engage in corruption and deceit.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of deceit
Noun
  • Philosophers like Plato and Socrates thought deeply about the role that craft plays in our sense of self and in driving society forward.
    Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
  • For wine collectors, investment purpose is often rooted in passion for the craft and the community rather than in financial motives alone.
    Darryl Lyons, Forbes, 30 Dec. 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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