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Meaning of deceitful in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /dəˈsitfəl/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    deceitful

    Definitions

    1. intended to deceive

    Examples

    • « deceitful advertising »
    • « fallacious testimony »
    • « smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice - S.T.Coleridge »
    • « a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes »

    Synonyms

    • dishonest
    • dishonorable
  2. 2. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

    Examples

    • « she was a deceitful scheming little thing- Israel Zangwill »
    • « a double-dealing double agent »
    • « a double-faced infernal traitor and »

    Synonyms

    • dishonest
    • dishonorable

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