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designing
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
designing
(adjective)
design
(verb)
designing
/dɪ
ˈ
zaɪnɪŋ/
adjective
designing
/dɪ
ˈ
zaɪnɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of DESIGNING
[
more designing; most designing
]
old-fashioned
:
having plans to get something in a way that is not honest or fair
a plot by a group of wicked and
designing
[=
crafty, scheming
] men
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