deceitful
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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.
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deceitful
(dɪˈsiːtfʊl)adj
full of deceit
deˈceitfully adv
deˈceitfulness n
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de•ceit•ful
(dɪˈsit fəl)adj.
1. given to deceiving.
2. intended to deceive; misleading: a deceitful action.
[1400–50]
de•ceit′ful•ly, adv.
de•ceit′ful•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | deceitful - intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes" dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive |
2. | ![]() dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive |
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deceitful
adjective dishonest, false, deceiving, fraudulent, treacherous, deceptive, hypocritical, counterfeit, crafty, sneaky, illusory, two-faced, disingenuous, untrustworthy, underhand, insincere, double-dealing, duplicitous, fallacious, guileful, knavish (archaic) The ambassador called the report deceitful and misleading.
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deceitful
adjectiveGiven to or marked by deliberate concealment or misrepresentation of the truth:
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Translations
مُخادِع، غَشّاش
prolhaný
bedragerisk
fláráîur
goljufiv
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
deceitful
[dɪˈsiːtfʊl] adj → trompeur/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
deceitful
adj → falsch, betrügerisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
deceitful
[dɪˈsiːtfʊl] adj (person) → falso/a, disonesto/a; (words, behaviour) → menzognero/a, ingannatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
deceit
(diˈsiːt) noun (an act of) deceiving. She was too honest to be capable of deceit.
deˈceitful adjective deceiving or insincere. She's such a deceitful child!
deˈceitfully adverbdeˈceitfulness noun
deceit is spelt with -ei-.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
deceitful
a. traicionero-a, engañador-a;
___ sickness → enfermedad ___.
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