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Webster 1913 Edition
manipulative
ma-nip′u-la-tive
,Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.
Definition 2024
manipulative
manipulative
English
Adjective
manipulative (comparative more manipulative, superlative most manipulative)
- Using manipulation purposefully.
- 2012 January 1, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 31:
- As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.
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- Tending to manipulate others.
- (pejorative) Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.
Translations
describing a person who manipulates others
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Noun
manipulative (plural manipulatives)
- A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.