designing Play adjectiveActing in a calculating, deceitful way. SYNONYMS artfulastutecalculatingcannyconnivingconspiringcraftycrookedcunningdeceitfuldeviousdishonestdouble-dealingfoxyguilefulinsidiousintriguingMachiavellianmanipulativeplottingschemingsharpshrewdslytreacheroustrickyunderhandwily