calculatingly


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cal·cu·lat·ing

 (kăl′kyə-lā′tĭng)
adj.
1. Capable of performing calculations: a calculating machine.
2.
a. Shrewd; crafty: the calculating defense of an experienced attorney.
b. Coldly scheming or conniving.

cal′cu·lat′ing·ly adv.
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Adv.1.calculatingly - in a calculating manner; "he looked at her calculatingly"
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The quiet stranger looked at the door calculatingly.
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But the CyBC, calculatingly, did not mention this, distorting events in the crudest way.
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Det Supt David Cook, who led the investigation, echoed Miss Cuddington's words, calling Cobb "devious, evil - calculatingly evil".
They are correct however, on one point -- that they had been calculatingly misled with false promises by the politicians and particularly President Anastasiades.
There's no doubt in my mind that she calculatingly set out to ensnare - certainly to enchant - President Clinton.
She had been guilty of calculatingly covering up her conflict of interest so now anyone with an axe to grind could accuse her, rightly or wrongly, of lacking integrity.