English to English
deceptive
(d/I/'s/E/pt/I/v
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adjective (a)
- Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true(adj.all)Example:
Deceptive calm.
source: wordnet30 - designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently(adj.all)Example:
The deceptive calm in the eye of the storm.
Deliberately deceptive packaging.
source: wordnet30
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