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deceptive

Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛp.tɪv/

The English word “deceptive” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Likely or attempting to deceive.

Etymology

From Middle French déceptif, from Latin dēceptīvus, from dēcipiō (“to deceive”).

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