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häikäilemätön — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Machiavellian adj Willing to use cunning, deception, or ruthless scheming to achieve power or goals, especially in politics.
  • unscrupulous adj Having no moral principles; willing to act dishonestly for personal gain.

Senses

häikäilemätön is used for these senses in English:

  • Machiavellian Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics.
  • dog eat dog (informal) Ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive; of a business or other set of circumstances, trying to succeed at the expense of other people.

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