Machiavelian
21politic — a. 1. Civil, political, civic. 2. Wise, prudent, judicious, discreet, sagacious, prudential, wary, provident, astute, long headed. 3. Artful, cunning, shrewd, intriguing, sly, wily, subtle, foxy, Machiavelian, ingenious, unscrupulous, crafty,… …
22shrewd — a. 1. Evil, iniquitous, bad. 2. Vixenish, scolding, shrewish. 3. Vexatious, annoying, troublesome, painful, mischievous, malicious. 4. Artful, cunning, sly, wily, subtle, crafty, arch, astute, Machiavelian. 5. Sagacious, acute, sharp, quick,… …
23subtle — a. 1. Crafty, cunning, artful, sly, wily, arch, astute, designing, intriguing, insinuating, crooked, tricky, diplomatic, Machiavelian, sophistical, Jesuitical. 2. Cunning, artful, cunningly devised. 3. Acute, keen, shrewd, sagacious, deep,… …
24wily — a. Insidious, artful, cunning, sly, crafty, subtle, arch, designing, deceitful, treacherous, trickish, tricky, intriguing, politic, foxy, snaky, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian …
25cunning — I. a. 1. Crafty, artful, sly, astute, subtle, wily, shrewd, sharp, designing, intriguing, deceitful, tricky, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian. 2. Skilfully wrought, ingenious, curious. 3. [Archaic or poetical.] Skilled, dexterous, skilful. II. n …
26Machiavellian — /mækiəˈvɛliən / (say makeeuh veleeuhn) adjective 1. of, like, or befitting Machiavelli. 2. being or acting in accordance with Machiavelli s political doctrines, which placed expediency above political morality, and countenanced the use of craft… …
