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deceitfulness

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de·ceit·ful  (d-stfl)
adj.
1. Given to cheating or deceiving.
2. Deliberately misleading; deceptive. See Synonyms at dishonest.
de·ceitful·ly adv.
de·ceitful·ness n.
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Noun1.deceitfulness - the quality of being crafty
craftiness, guile
disingenuousness - the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
Translations
deceitfulness [dɪˈsiːtʃʊlnɪs] N → falsedad f
deceitfulness
n → Falschheit f; (= deceitful acts) → Betrügereien pl
deceitfulness [dɪˈsiːtfulnɪs] n → falsità f inv, disonestà
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And most of all, the deceitfulness; yes, the deceitfulness of intellect.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
For that singular craft at times evinced by the Sperm Whale when, sounding with his head in one direction, he nevertheless, while concealed beneath the surface, mills round, and swiftly swims off in the opposite quarter --this deceitfulness of his could not now be in action; for there was no reason to suppose that the fish seen by Tashtego had been in any way alarmed, or indeed knew at all of our vicinity.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
) 'This is the hend, is it, of all my bearing with her deceitfulness, her lowness, her falseness, her laying herself out to catch the admiration of vulgar minds, in a way which made me blush for my--for my--'
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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