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Deceitful

Deceitful Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Deceitful? [adj] marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [adj] intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Deceitful: ambidextrous \| dishonest \| dishonorable \| double-dealing \| double-faced \| double-tongued \| duplicitous \| fallacious \| fraudulent \| Janus-faced \| two-faced Related Terms \| Find terms related to Deceitful: acute \| ambidextrous \| arch \| artful \| astute \| cagey \| calculating \| canny \| chiseling \| clandestine \| clever \| collusive \| counterfeit \| covinous \| crafty \| crooked \| cunning \| cute \| deceptive \| deep \| deep-laid \| delusive \| delusory \| designing \| diplomatic \| dishonest \| disingenuous \| double \| double-dealing \| double-faced \| doublehearted \| double-minded \| double-tongued \| duplicitous \| faithless \| false \| falsehearted \| false-principled \| feline \| finagling \| forsworn \| foxy \| fraudulent \| furtive \| guileful \| hypocritical \| indirect \| ingenious \| insidious \| insincere \| inventive \| knavish \| knowing \| lying \| Machiavellian \| Machiavellic \| mendacious \| misleading \| pawky \| perfidious \| perjured \| politic \| ready \| resourceful \| roguish \| scheming \| serpentine \| sharp \| shifty \| shrewd \| slick \| slippery \| sly \| smooth \| snaky \| sneaky \| sophistical \| stealthy \| strategic \| subtile \| subtle \| supple \| surreptitious \| tactical \| treacherous \| trickish \| tricksy \| tricky \| two-faced \| uncandid \| underhand \| underhanded \| unfrank \| unsincere \| untrustworthy \| untruthful \| vulpine \| wary \| wily See Also \| Deceitful In Webster's Dictionary \De*ceit"ful\, a. Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere. Harboring foul deceitful thoughts. --Shak.

Deceitful Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deceitful?

[adj] marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
[adj] intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"

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Deceitful In Webster's Dictionary

\De*ceit"ful\, a.
Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or
insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere.

      Harboring foul deceitful thoughts.       --Shak.

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