deceptively

de·cep·tive·ly  (d-sptv-l)

adv.

In a deceptive or deceiving manner; so as to deceive.

Usage Note: When deceptively is used to modify an adjective, the meaning is often unclear. Does the sentence The pool is deceptively shallow mean that the pool is shallower or deeper than it appears? When the Usage Panel was asked to decide, 50 percent thought the pool shallower than it appears, 32 percent thought it deeper than it appears, and 18 percent said it was impossible to judge. Thus a warning notice worded in such a way would be misinterpreted by many of the people who read it, and others would be uncertain as to which sense was intended. Where the context does not make the meaning of deceptively clear, the sentence should be rewritten, as in The pool is shallower than it looks or The pool is shallow, despite its appearance.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

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

Translations

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

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

deceptively

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

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