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calculating collapse: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"

furtive collapse: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

slashing collapse: as if striking with slashing blows; "his slashing demon-ridden cadenza"

treacherous collapse: dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"

sneaky collapse: marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"

crafty collapse: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

artful collapse: marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

deceitful collapse: intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"

insidious collapse: working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"; intended to entrap; beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures"

etching collapse: an etched plate made with the use of acid; an impression made from an etched plate

lining collapse: the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.); providing something with a surface of a different material; a protective covering that protects an inside surface

burr collapse: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting; rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece; United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)

indirect collapse: not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"; extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"; having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"; not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"

stipple collapse: produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees"; apply (paint) in small touches; make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink; engrave by means of dots and flicks

tint collapse: color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"

incision collapse: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation); a depression scratched or carved into a surface

slippery collapse: causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"; not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee

marking collapse: the act of making a visible mark on a surface; evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"; a pattern of marks

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