deceptive
[ dih-sep-tiv ]
/ dɪˈsɛp tɪv /
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adjective
apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
perceptually misleading: It looks like a curved line, but it's deceptive.
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deceptive
/ (dɪˈsɛptɪv) /
adjective
likely or designed to deceive; misleadingappearances can be deceptive
music (of a cadence) another word for interrupted (def. 3)
Derived forms of deceptive
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