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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage;
- Example: "the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

manipulative \ma*nip"u*la*tive\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation. [1913 Webster] 2. Prone to attempt to influence others by devious or subtle psychological means, in order to induce them to do what one wants. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

manipulative \ma*nip"u*la*tive\ (m[.a]*n[i^]p"[-u]*l[.a]*t[i^]v), n. (Education) 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. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

manipulative adj 1: skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage; "the early manipulative techniques of a three- year-old child"