1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scheme.

2. (a.) Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing.

Byzantine Machiavellian Machiavellic acute arch artful artifice astute cabal cagey calculating canny chiseling clever collusion collusive complicity complot confederacy connivance connivent conniving conspiracy conspiring contrivance contriving counterplot covin covinous crafty cunning cute deceitful deep deep-laid deep-laid plot designing devious diplomatic disingenuous duplicitous engineering FALSE falsehearted feline finagling finesse forsworn foxy frame-up fraudulent furtive game guileful indirect ingenious insidious insincere intrigue intriguing inventive knowing little game machination maneuvering manipulation nefarious packed deal packed jury pawky perjured planning plot plotting politic prearrangement preconcertedness premeditation preordering put-up job ready resourceful rigged jury rigging scheme schemery serpentine setup sharp shifty shrewd slick slippery sly smooth snaky sneaky sophistical stacked deck stealthy stratagem stratagemical strategic subtile subtle supple surreptitious tactical treacherous trick trickish tricksy tricky two-faced uncandid underhand underhanded underplot unfrank unsincere untruthful up to vulpine wary web of intrigue wily wire-pulling