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deceitful

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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.

deceitful [dɪˈsiːtfʊl]
adj
full of deceit
deceitfully  adv
deceitfulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.deceitful - intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
2.deceitful - marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of anotherdeceitful - marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

deceitful
Translations
deceitful [dɪˈsiːtfʊl] ADJ [person] → falso; [child] → mentiroso; [statement, behaviour] → engañoso
deceitful [dɪˈsiːtfʊl] adjtrompeur/euse
deceitful
deceitful [dɪˈsiːtfʊl] adj (person) → falso/a, disonesto/a; (words, behaviour) → menzognero/a, ingannatore/trice


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When peace was proclaimed, his deceitful conduct was apparent to both combatants.
"Appearances are deceitful," replied the Zebra, smiling in the consciousness of a more insupportable wit, "or I should have to think that you had come out of the Legislature.
Thus one who is skillful at keeping the enemy on the move maintains deceitful appearances, according to which the enemy will act.
 
 
 
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