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deceitful

[ dih-seet-fuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

given to deceiving:
A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.
Synonyms: designing, hollow, false, disingenuous, insincere, wily, tricky
Antonyms: honest
intended to deceive; misleading; fraudulent:
a deceitful action.
Synonyms: fallacious, illusory
Antonyms: genuine

deceitful

/ dɪˈsiːtfʊl /

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; deceit + -ful

As a hunter with many guns, I despise these bullies and their deceitful shams of wildlife protection.

It also put a target on his back, and Fleck complained about what he described as a “vicious… deceitful and… personal” campaign.

The Bar determined his failure to inform his client was both dishonest and deceitful.

For years, law-enforcement officials have relied on facial and body language to determine when someone is being deceitful.

Already, Ron Paul has ads up branding Rick Santorum a deceitful, cash-grabbing dirtbag and “serial hypocrite.”

It was at this parliament that the famous acts against horse racing and deceitful gaming were passed.

The hopes of a man that is void of understanding are vain and deceitful: and dreams lift up fools.

Avoid affectation; it is the sure test of a deceitful, vulgar mind.

Destroyed!I feel all hope and all desire depart,For life and its deceitful joys.Forever rest!

It is the offspring of a sickly taste, a deceitful heart, and a sure proof of low breeding.

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