"manipulative" meaning in English

See manipulative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /məˈnɪp.jə.lə.tɪv/ [General-Australian, UK], /məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.tɪv/ [US], [məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.ɾɪv] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manipulative.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more manipulative [comparative], most manipulative [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English manipulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English manipulative From manipulate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|manipulate|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English manipulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English manipulative [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ive", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-iHwós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-wós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-if", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-yf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "manipulative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="manipulative"> From manipulate + -ive. Head templates: {{en-adj}} manipulative (comparative more manipulative, superlative most manipulative)
  1. Using manipulation purposefully.
    Sense id: en-manipulative-en-adj-V9knXl9C Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 44 9 23 24
  2. Tending to manipulate. Translations (describing a person who manipulates others): manipulador (Catalan), 工於心計 /工于心计 (gōng yú xīn jì) (Chinese Mandarin), manipulatief (Dutch), manipulema (Esperanto), manipuloiva (Finnish), manipulateur (French), manipulativ (German), 操作的 (sousateki) (Japanese), manipulujący (Polish), manipulacyjny (Polish), manipulador (Portuguese), manipulativo (Portuguese), manipulator m or n de persoane (Romanian), манипуляти́вный (manipuljatívnyj) (Russian), carach (Scottish Gaelic), cuilbheartach (Scottish Gaelic), brath-foilleil (Scottish Gaelic), clìceach (Scottish Gaelic), manipulador (Spanish), manipulativ (Swedish), מאַניפּולאַטיוו (manipulativ) (Yiddish), מאַניפּולירנדיק (manipulirndik) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-manipulative-en-adj-XF2ylcmx Disambiguation of 'describing a person who manipulates others': 18 60 23
  3. (derogatory) Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-manipulative-en-adj-zmsy7fTc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: controlling Derived forms: manipulatively, manipulativeness, micromanipulative, nanomanipulative, nonmanipulative, overmanipulative, psychomanipulative
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /məˈnɪp.jə.lə.tɪv/ [General-Australian, UK], /məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.tɪv/ [US], [məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.ɾɪv] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manipulative.wav [Southern-England] Forms: manipulatives [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English manipulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English manipulative From manipulate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|manipulate|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English manipulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English manipulative [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ive", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-iHwós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-wós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-if", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-yf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "manipulative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="manipulative"> From manipulate + -ive. Head templates: {{en-noun}} manipulative (plural manipulatives)
  1. (mathematics) A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.
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Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9d/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-manipulative.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-manipulative.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.tɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.ɾɪv]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "manipulative"
}

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