connivery

[ kuh-nahy-vuh-ree ]

noun

1. the practice of conniving.

Word History and Origins

Origin of connivery¹

connive + -ery

Example Sentences

But as Times’ art critic Christopher Knight has pointed out, rather than art prank, this is art market big-business connivery.

From Los Angeles Times

Into this crop comes the eye-popping abandon of "Lady Macbeth," which channels its namesake character by mixing the  beneath-the-surface churn of "Downton Abbey" with the fun connivery of "A Simple Plan."

From Los Angeles Times

Fair play forbids further disclosure of the labyrinthine connivery on display or of the detective's dirty secrets.

From Time Magazine Archive