misleadingly

[mis-leed-ing-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that tends to mislead or give the wrong impression; deceptively.

Example Sentences

Represented by Top Class Actions of Santa Monica, California, the lawsuit alleges that McDonald’s misleadingly advertises breakfast combos with orange juice at a fixed price but then imposes a hidden surcharge.

From Salon

But the majority provides a misleadingly incomplete quote from Farrar’s book.

From Los Angeles Times

Reflective surfaces can also appear, misleadingly, to be leaking heat.

From BBC

Carvey's Biden appeared twice in the sketch, both times as misleadingly edited asides — one of which was revealed to be a wandering review of "Joker: Folie à Deux."

From Salon

Trump in August misleadingly claimed Harris “destroyed California” because of her alleged role in Proposition 47, despite her lack of involvement in passing the measure.

From Los Angeles Times