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deceitful - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'deceitful' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deceitful [ a.]
- Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere.

Meaning of 'deceitful' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deceitful [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
Example in sentence:
  • a double-dealing double agent;
  • a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer;
  • she was a deceitful scheming little thing
Meaning (2):
- intended to deceive
Example in sentence:
  • a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes;
  • deceitful advertising;
  • fallacious testimony;
  • smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice

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