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   De·ceit·ful

   /dəˈsētf(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others: "such an act would have been deceitful and irresponsible" Similar dishonestuntruthfullyingmendaciousinsincerefalsedeceivingdissemblingdisingenuousuntrustworthyunscrupulousunprincipledtwo-facedduplicitousdouble-dealingcheatingunderhandcraftycunningslyguilefulschemingcalculatingconnivingdesigninghypocriticalperfidioustreacherousMachiavellianJanus-facedinformal:sneakytrickyfoxycrookedsharpshadyshiftyslipperybentslimarchaic:subtlehollow-heartedrare:false-hearteddouble-facedtruthlessPunicfraudulentcounterfeitfabricatedinventedconcoctedmade uptrumped upuntruehollowfalseshambogusfakeillusoryspuriousspeciousfallaciousdeceptivemisleadingmisguideddistortedinformal:fakeyhumorous:economical with the truthOpposite honesttrue

   Derivatives

   • 1. deceitfully adverb
   • 2. deceitfulness noun

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