Deceptive - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈseptɪv|
Brit.
|dɪˈseptɪv|
adjective
- causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true (syn: delusory)
deceptive calm
- designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently (syn: misleading)the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm
deliberately deceptive packaging
deliberately deceptive packaging
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...in his deceptive answer about the vehicle's history, the salesman said that the used car had never been hit by another car...
...a mail-order firm indicted for deceptive business practices...
Appearances are often deceptive.
He appears to be happy, but appearances can be deceptive.
The pupils looked angelic - but appearances can be deceptive.
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