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Meaning of deceitful in English
Pronunciation
/dəˈsitfəl/
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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.
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