Definitions for MANIPULATIVE
məˈnɪp yəˌleɪ tɪv, -yə lə tɪvma·nip·u·la·tive

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1. manipulativeadjective

   skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage

   "the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child"

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1. manipulativeadjective

   Prone to attempt to influence others by devious or subtle psychological means, in order to induce them to do what one wants.

2. manipulativenoun

   Any object given to children to encourage them to learn by manipulating physical objects; applied especially to solid objects of varying geometrical shape that can be fit together to form larger aggregates.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. manipulativenoun

   A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.

2. manipulativeadjective

   Tending to manipulate others.

3. manipulativeadjective

   Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.

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1. manipulative

   Manipulative refers to the characteristic or behavior of controlling or influencing others in a skillful or clever way, often to one's own advantage, by appealing to their emotions, behaviors, or circumstances. This can often involve deceptive, unscrupulous, or abusive tactics.

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1. Manipulativeadjective

   of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MANIPULATIVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MANIPULATIVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of MANIPULATIVE in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Shultz:

   The message that they're trying to send to the second graders is exactly the mixed messages that adults are having to deal with, which is we feel unsafe out in the streets now because of the entire ‘defund the police’ movement that has led to less police presence, but now the police are being blamed for it. So it's this contradiction that is basically very manipulative -- and it's so inappropriate for second graders to have to grapple with this.

2. Asra Nomani:

   As an American Muslim parent and journalist who has investigated Islamic terrorism for the past 20 years, it’s offensive, immoral, unethical, manipulative and dangerous, the Virginia Department of Education is woke-washing the 9/11 attacks. Speaker Amaarah DeCuir instructs teachers to erase the fact that the 9/11 hijackers were motivated by an extremist interpretation of Islam. Decuir advises teachers to talk about ‘extremists’ behind the 9/11 attacks, without identifying them as Muslim extremists or calling them out as ‘terrorists.’ It would be like teaching about the Holocaust without discussing Nazi Germany.

3. Prosecutor Mukul Chawla:

   The reality is that he simply changed his mind, was he lying to the SFO then, is he lying now, or is he simply a man out for himself, thoroughly dishonest and manipulative?

4. D. Elton Trueblood:

   Engineering is a predictive science, not a manipulative art.

5. John Griffin:

   Manipulation could very well be behind the recent market moves. To act like bitcoin and crypto currency prices are purely driven by supply and demand of little traders... ignores the specific mechanics of this marketplace, it would not be a stretch nor surprising to find that manipulative activity is behind the recent runup when the underlying market mechanics are similar to before.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=MANIPULATIVE
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=MANIPULATIVE
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Manipulative
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MANIPULATIVE
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=MANIPULATIVE