MANIPULATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does manipulative mean? 

• MANIPULATIVE (adjective)
  The adjective MANIPULATIVE has 1 sense:

1. skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage

  Familiarity information: MANIPULATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANIPULATIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage

Context example:

the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child

Similar:

artful (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft)

Derivation:

manipulate (maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage)

manipulate (influence or control shrewdly or deviously)

 Context examples 

Also called manipulative and body-based practice and manual healing.

(Physical touch methods, NCI Dictionary)

A manipulative dexterity test using a pegboard device with five rows of five holes.

(Grooved Pegboard Test, NCI Thesaurus)

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) groups CAM practices into four domains, recognizing there can be some overlap: mind-body medicine; biologically based practices, manipulative and body-based practices, and energy medicine.

(Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)

Chiropractors use manipulative therapy as an integral treatment tool.

(Chiropractic therapy, NCI Thesaurus)