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deceptively

[dih-sep-tiv]

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adjective

apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.

perceptually misleading: It looks like a curved line, but it's deceptive.

Origin:
1605–15; < Medieval Latin dēceptīvus, equivalent to Latin dēcept(us) (see deception) + -īvus -ive

Related forms

de·cep·tive·ly, adverb

de·cep·tive·ness, noun

non·de·cep·tive, adjective

non·de·cep·tive·ly, adverb

non·de·cep·tive·ness, noun

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un·de·cep·tive, adjective

un·de·cep·tive·ly, adverb

un·de·cep·tive·ness, noun

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Synonyms
1. delusive, fallacious, specious.

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Example Sentences

California is trying a deceptively simple approach to the problem of junk e-mail: it is banning spamGov.

Something deceptively similar happens in the ranking of citations.

It is all good fun, yet among the anecdotes and curious facts the science content is deceptively high.

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California is trying a deceptively simple approach to the problem of junk e-mail: it is banning spamGov.

Something deceptively similar happens in the ranking of citations.

It is all good fun, yet among the anecdotes and curious facts the science content is deceptively high.

Resembling a sunflower, a sea anemone appears deceptively benign.

The concept of handedness-of left and right, say, or of clockwise and anti-clockwise-is deceptively simple.

Most of these works adhere to one deceptively simple requirement-the use of a single sheet of paper with no cuts or tears.

Our lighter alternative tastes deceptively rich, is extremely easy, and offers a a welcome respite from heavy holiday fare.

Or, perhaps, it could serve a deceptively expensive-looking gift.

One lashes out deceptively from any side of the baseline, the other overtly attacks the net.

That's because these are all games of chance where the odds are deceptively stacked in favor of the house.

To casual visitors, the islands still seem deceptively peaceful.

But declines in methane emissions from wetlands are painting a deceptively rosy picture, researchers say.

The process of person perception is a deceptively straightforward one.

Her message is as deceptively simple as it is true: hey girls, it's your universe too.

They proved that it's deceptively easy to give any fish a little tropical flair.

The findings come from a deceptively simple study of people using a computer mouse rigged to malfunction.

The fall foliage is deceptively beautiful here this weekend.

The second critical detail is the deceptively rapid pace of technological change.

Like fly-fishing, termite fishing is a meditative, deceptively nuanced activity.

The first is deceptively obvious: people who rate purchases have already made the purchase.

The vibrating bullet looks deceptively small in its product shot.

Like the wheel, the zip fastener and other breakthrough technologies, it looks deceptively basic at first sight.

The process of ion manipulation is deceptively complex.

They're all wide-screen blasts, whose broad strokes and deceptively simple compositions screen nicely on handsets.

It took them two weeks, all for a deceptively simple chart.

The film's lo-res glory was deceptively difficult to replicate.

Its four works are in some ways deceptively modest.

In that proposal, he posed a deceptively simple question:.

Chew is a deceptively simple invention that deploys impish wit to solve an age-old problem:.

Deceptively simple in plot and singularly musical in its voice, it is a study of the place where our past becomes our present.

Younger viewers reach out to touch deceptively close dinos.

In the height of summer, you won't find a better side dish for ribs than this deceptively simple combination of peak-season.

Although chips are deceptively plain, they are powerful reminders of childhoods and hometowns.

The second reason for bearishness is that the drop in interest rates makes shares look deceptively attractive.

The tie-sides are both fun and functional, and the deceptively intricate screen print is to die.

It's a deceptively simple-sounding breakthrough that encapsulates some remarkable software engineering theory.

Having surgery to remove cataracts has its risks, but the deceptively simple operation can be life changing.

It's a deceptively simple concept containing a surprising amount of fun.

Dozens of local boutique growers are finally getting a handle on the deceptively simple art of oyster farming.

He is known for deceptively simple shapes, usually in wood or metal, that may sit on the wall like.

Sherman's blend of flavors is deceptively simple and often delicious.

The smaller galaxy was pulled apart, leaving the larger with a deceptively serene and regular appearance.

She is a cruel and voracious she-wolf in deceptively virtuous sheep's clothing.

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World English Dictionary

deceptive (dɪˈsɛptɪv)

—*adj*
1.	likely or designed to deceive; misleading: appearances can be deceptive
2.	music (of a cadence) another word for interrupted

de'ceptively

—*adv*

de'ceptiveness

—n

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Word Origin & History

deceptive

1610s, from Fr. deceptif (late 14c.), from M.L. deceptivus, from decept-, pp. stem of L. decipere (see deceive). Earlier in this sense was deceptious (c.1600), from Fr. deceptieux, from M.L. deceptiosus, from deceptionem. Related: Deceptively (1825).

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