deceitful

[ dih-seet-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.

  2. intended to deceive; misleading; fraudulent: a deceitful action.

Origin of deceitful

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at deceit, -ful

Other words for deceitful

Opposites for deceitful

Other words from deceitful

  • de·ceit·ful·ly, adverb
  • de·ceit·ful·ness, noun
  • un·de·ceit·ful, adjective

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How to use deceitful in a sentence

  • He that seeketh the law, shall be filled with it: and he that dealeth deceitfully, shall meet with a stumblingblock therein.

  • All these princes go out of the way, they walk deceitfully, they are brass and iron: they are all corrupted.

  • And after friendships, he will deal deceitfully with him: and he shall go up, and shall overcome with a small people.

  • And when they shall have fallen, they shall be relieved with a small help: and many shall be joined to them deceitfully.

  • These had either refused to Covenant to obey him, or had promised to him deceitfully.

British Dictionary definitions for deceitful

deceitful

/ (dɪˈsiːtfʊl) /


adjective
  1. full of deceit

Derived forms of deceitful

  • deceitfully, adverb
  • deceitfulness, noun

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