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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
manipulative/məˈnɪpjələtɪv/

▶adjective

1 exercising unscrupulous control or influence over a person or situation.

2 relating to manipulation of an object or part of the body.

– derivatives
manipulatively adverb,
manipulativeness noun.

'manipulative' also found in these Oxford entries:

chiropractic - operator - politician

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