deceitful

As a hunter with many guns, I despise these bullies and their deceitful shams of wildlife protection.
American Wilderness Faces the Firing Squad|Doug Peacock|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It also put a target on his back, and Fleck complained about what he described as a “vicious… deceitful and… personal” campaign.
Did a Pennsylvania Republican Lose Because He’s Openly Gay?|Ben Jacobs|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Bar determined his failure to inform his client was both dishonest and deceitful.
Will Naming And Shaming Prove to be a Winning Strategy For Bryan Singer's Accuser?|Eboni K. Williams|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Already, Ron Paul has ads up branding Rick Santorum a deceitful, cash-grabbing dirtbag and “serial hypocrite.”
On to South Carolina: The Nastiest Primary State|Michelle Cottle|January 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged that even a frustrating and deceitful dialogue is better than none.
Pakistan Plays Hardball With U.S.|Bruce Riedel|April 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
This enabled him to resist courageously the deceitful pleasures produced by licentiousness and debaucheries.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.|E. Rameur
His affection towards me as a friend and companion has only served as a mantle to cover his deceitful heart.
The Black-Sealed Letter|Andrew Learmont Spedon
Then there was a chapter on the Deceitful Character of the Malays.
The Gentle Reader|Samuel McChord Crothers
On the other side are the hosts of earth in all their multitudes, gathered together by the deceitful promise of success.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Revelation|William Milligan

British Dictionary definitions for deceitful

deceitful

/ (dɪˈsiːtfʊl) /

adjective

full of deceit

Derived Formsdeceitfully, adverbdeceitfulness, noun

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Word Origin and History for deceitful

deceitful

adj.

mid-15c., from deceit + -ful. Related: Deceitfully; deceitfulness.

deceitful

adjective

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