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deceitful

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de·ceit·ful

[dih-seet-fuhl]
adjective
1.
given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.
2.
intended to deceive; misleading; fraudulent: a deceitful action.

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

de·ceit·ful·ly, adverb
de·ceit·ful·ness, noun
un·de·ceit·ful, adjective


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


1. honest. 2. genuine.

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Example Sentences
  • To survive, and to gain the information you require to overcome the scheme, you must be as deceitful as you can be.
  • Correct, but they can hardly expect to be treated with respect if they do so in an underhanded and deceitful manner.
  • They no longer have a lying and deceitful or ignorant leg to stand on.
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deceitful (dɪˈsiːtfʊl)
 
adj
full of deceit
 
de'ceitfully
 
adv
 
de'ceitfulness
 
n

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