deceit-fulness

adjective

given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.

intended to deceive; misleading; fraudulent: a deceitful action.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see deceit, -ful

Related forms

de·ceit·ful·ly, adverb

de·ceit·ful·ness, noun

un·de·ceit·ful, adjective

Synonyms
1. insincere, disingenuous, false, hollow, designing, tricky, wily. 2. illusory, fallacious.

Antonyms
1. honest. 2. genuine.

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deceitful (dɪˈsiːtfʊl)

—*adj*
	full of deceit

de'ceitfully

—*adv*

de'ceitfulness

—n

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