Knavishly (Adverb)
Meaning
In an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?".
Examples
- He knavishly manipulated the press to influence public opinion on the tax reform bill.
- The manager knavishly scheduled a meeting to coincide with the union leader's vacation.
- She knavishly engineered a chance encounter with her favorite actor to get his autograph.
- His business partner had been acting suspiciously and he began to suspect that his money had been knavishly embezzled.
- The publicist knavishly leaked information to the media that her client had secretly been donating to charity for years.