Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scheming"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scheme \Scheme\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Schemed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Scheming}.]
To make a scheme of; to plan; to design; to project; to plot.
That wickedness which schemed, and executed, his
destruction. --G. Stuart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scheming \Schem"ing\, a.
Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing. --
{Schem"ing*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scheming
adj 1: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in
the community" [syn: {calculating}, {calculative}, {conniving},
{shrewd}]
2: concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest;
"a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark
schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming
wife"; "a scheming gold digger" [syn: {designing}]
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