deceitful

[ dih-seet-fuhl ]

/ dɪˈsit fəl /

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adjective

given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.

intended to deceive; misleading; fraudulent: a deceitful action.

Origin of deceitful

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at deceit, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR deceitful

1 insincere, disingenuous, false, hollow, designing, tricky, wily.

2 illusory, fallacious.

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ANTONYMS FOR deceitful

1 honest.

2 genuine.

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OTHER WORDS FROM deceitful

de·ceit·ful·ly, adverb de·ceit·ful·ness, noun un·de·ceit·ful, adjective

Words nearby deceitful

decease, deceased, decedent, decedent estate, deceit, deceitful, deceivable, deceive, decelerate, decelerometer, deceleron

Example sentences from the Web for deceitful

As a hunter with many guns, I despise these bullies and their deceitful shams of wildlife protection.

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It also put a target on his back, and Fleck complained about what he described as a “vicious… deceitful and… personal” campaign.

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The Bar determined his failure to inform his client was both dishonest and deceitful.

Will Naming And Shaming Prove to be a Winning Strategy For Bryan Singer's Accuser? |Eboni K. Williams |April 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Already, Ron Paul has ads up branding Rick Santorum a deceitful, cash-grabbing dirtbag and “serial hypocrite.”

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged that even a frustrating and deceitful dialogue is better than none.

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Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.

The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version |Various
This enabled him to resist courageously the deceitful pleasures produced by licentiousness and debaucheries.

The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. |E. Rameur
His affection towards me as a friend and companion has only served as a mantle to cover his deceitful heart.

The Black-Sealed Letter |Andrew Learmont Spedon
Then there was a chapter on the Deceitful Character of the Malays.

The Gentle Reader |Samuel McChord Crothers
On the other side are the hosts of earth in all their multitudes, gathered together by the deceitful promise of success.

The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Revelation |William Milligan

British Dictionary definitions for deceitful

deceitful

/ (dɪˈsiːtfʊl) /

adjective

full of deceit

Derived forms of deceitful

deceitfully, adverb deceitfulness, noun

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