deceptively

de·cep·tive·ly

 (dĭ-sĕp′tĭv-lē)

adv.

In a deceptive or deceiving manner.

Usage Note: When deceptively is used to modify an adjective, the meaning can be unclear. Does the sentence The pool is deceptively shallow mean that the pool is shallower or deeper than it appears? Is it apparently shallow, but not really, or is it actually shallow but only looks deep? Thus, a deceptively complex person might be either complex or simple, depending on the point of view. The meaning of deceptively is thus very dependent upon the context, and writers should be careful to ensure that the word cannot be misinterpreted or avoid it entirely.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

deceptively - in a misleading way; "the exam looked deceptively easy" deceivingly, misleadingly

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Translations

بِخِداع، بصورَةٍ مُضَلِّلَه

falešnězdánlivě

bedrageriskvildledende

trügerisch

trompeusementfallacieusementillusoirement

megtévesztően

á villandi hátt; meira en maîur heldur

ingannevolmente

aldatıcı

骗人地

deceptively

[dɪˈseptɪvlɪ] ADV the village looks deceptively near → el pueblo parece engañosamente cerca
he was deceptively obedient → no era tan sumiso como parecía

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

deceptively

[dɪˈsɛptɪvli] adv
deceptively simple → d'une simplicité trompeuse
to make sth look deceptively easy [+ procedure, task] → donner l'impression trompeuse que qch est facile à faire
deceptively strong → plus fort(e) qu'on ne le pense

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

deceptively

adv simple, easy → täuschend; strong, powerful → überraschend; gentle, mild → trügerisch, täuschend; to look deceptively like somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache täuschend ähnlich sehen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

deceptively

[dɪˈsɛptɪvlɪ] adv deceptively simple → (solo) apparentemente facile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

deception

(diˈsepʃən) noun

(an act of) deceiving. Deception is difficult in these circumstances. bedrog, misleiding, oëverblindery خِداع، غِش измама dissimulação podvod die Täuschung bedrag; bedrageri εξαπάτηση, παραπλάνηση engaño, falsedad pettus حقه بازی؛ تقلب petos tromperie מרמה, הונאה छल prijevara, varka csalás penipuan blekking inganno あざむくこと 속임 apgavystė, apgaulė krāpšana; blēdība; maldināšana penipuan misleidingbedrag, narringoszustwo غولېدنه، تېروتنه، غولونه، تېرايستنه، دوكه وركونه dissimulação înşelăciune обман podvod prevara obmana bedrägeri, villfarelse การหลอกลวง kandırma, hile 欺騙 обман, брехня فریب کاری sự lừa gạt 欺骗

deˈceptive (-tiv) adjective

deceiving; misleading. Appearances may be deceptive. bedrieglik, misleidend خادِع، مُضَلِّل измамен enganador podvodný, klamný täuschend bedragerisk παραπλανητικόςengañoso petlik فریبنده؛ گول زننده pettävä trompeurמטעה कपटपूर्ण varljiv, varav megtévesztő mengecoh blekkjandi ingannevole あざむくような 속이는 apgaulingas maldinošs mengaburi misleidendbedragersk, villedende oszukańczy تګی کول enganador în­şe­lător обманчивый klamlivý varljiv varljiv bedräglig, vilseledande ซึ่งหลอกลวง aldatıcı 騙人的 обманливий گمراہ کن lừa dối 骗人的

deˈceptively adjective

She is deceptively shy. bedrieglik, misleidend بِخِداع، بصورَةٍ مُضَلِّلَه измамно enganadoramente zdánlivě, falešně trügerisch vildledende; bedragerisk απατηλά engañosamente petlikult بطور فریب آمیز pettävän trompeusement לְמַראִית עָיִין कपट से varljivo, varavo megtévesztően dikira á villandi hátt; meira en maður heldur ingannevolmente いつわって 거짓으로 apgaulingai maldinoši kelihatan sahaja bedrieglijk bedragersk, villedende zwodniczo په درغلى او دوكه سره enganadoramente aparent обманчиво zdanlivo varljivo lažljiv bedrägligt, vilseledande ซึ่งหลอกลวง aldatıcı (biçimde) 騙人地 обманливо فریب کارانہ trông cứ tưởng 骗人地

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