deceitful

English

Alternative forms

• deceiptful (obsolete)
• deceiptfull (obsolete)
• deceitfull (archaic)

Etymology

deceit +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [dɪˈsiːtfəɫ]

Adjective

deceitful ‎(comparative more deceitful, superlative most deceitful)

1. deliberately misleading or cheating
2. deceptive in multiple ways, twifaced

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:deceptive

Translations

deliberately misleading or cheating

• Bulgarian: измамен (bg) ‎(izmamen), неверен (bg) ‎(neveren)
• Finnish: vilpillinen (fi)
• French: trompeur (fr) m, tricheur (fr) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀπατηλός ‎(apatēlós)

• Italian: bugiardo (it) m

• Latin: mendāx
• Maori: titipa
• Portuguese: enganador (pt) m, trapaceiro (pt) m
• Russian: лжи́вый (ru) ‎(lžívyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: breugach, meallta, mealltach
• Swedish: vilseledande (sv)

deceptive in multiple ways

• Bulgarian: измамнически (bg) ‎(izmamničeski)
• French: trompeur (fr) m
• Italian: bugiardo (it) m

• Russian: обма́нчивый (ru) ‎(obmánčivyj)
• Swedish: vilseledande (sv)