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deceitfulness

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de⋅ceit⋅ful

  [di-seet-fuhl]
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–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 ME; see deceit, -ful

Related forms:
de⋅ceit⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
de⋅ceit⋅ful⋅ness, noun

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

Antonyms:
1. honest. 2. genuine.
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de·ceit·ful   (dĭ-sēt'fəl)   
adj.  

  1. Given to cheating or deceiving.

  2. Deliberately misleading; deceptive. See Synonyms at dishonest.

de·ceit'ful·ly adv., de·ceit'ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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