Word:
Machiavellian
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Using clever tricks or lies in order to achieve something: clever and dishonest.
Sentences:
1) A Machiavellian battle was fought between two brothers for the company's control.
2) The article recounted yet another tale of a Machiavellian dictator.
Origin:
Niccolo Machiavelli who was an Italian political philosopher.
First use:
1572
Synonyms:
cutthroat, immoral, unprincipled, unconsciable, unethical
Antonyms:
ethical, moral, principled.
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