designing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
verb make or work out a plan for; devise
verb plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect

She was a designing little artful thing. — The Perpetual Curate, Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
"She's probably put you up to it; she's a designing woman." — The best short stories of 1919, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown
They assumed that he would fall an easy prey to the wiles of a "designing American." — Cynthia's Chauffeur, Louis Tracy

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