deceitful
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- deceiptful (obsolete)
- deceiptfull (obsolete)
- deceitfull (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
deceitful (comparative more deceitful, superlative most deceitful)
- Deliberately misleading or cheating.
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, [Act II, scene vii]:
- All theſe are ſeruants to deceitfull men.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Proverbs 27:6:
- Faithfull are the woundes of a friend : but the kiſſes of an enemy are deceitfull.
- a. 1826, Thomas Moore, “This World Is All a Fleeting Show”, in The Works of Thomas Moore, lines 1–5, page 471:
- This world is all a fleeting show, / For man’s illusion given ; / The smiles of Joy, the tears of Woe, / Deceitful shine, deceitful flow — / There’s nothing true but Heaven !
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, [Act II, scene vii]:
- Deceptive, two-faced.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:deceptive
Translations[edit]
deliberately misleading or cheating
deceptive
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