CEFR B2

machiavelian

adjective

Meaning

machiavelian means alternative form of Machiavellian. [Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics.]. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as machiavelian.
A machiavelian tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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machiavelian (B2)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as machiavelian.
A machiavelian tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became machiavelian after the announcement.

How to Use machiavelian

machiavelian + noun (collocation): Use machiavelian before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a machiavelian reaction."
become machiavelian (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became machiavelian near the end."

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