deceitful

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    intended to deceive
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

Word Origin

deceitful (adj.)
mid-15c., from deceit + -ful. Related: Deceitfully; deceitfulness.

Antonym

Example

1. What if all wartime spending is paid for through the deceitful and evil process of inflating and borrowing ?
2. I never saw sam huntington do anything deceitful or malicious , never saw him sacrifice his principles for power or access or expedience .
3. As jeremiah writes , " the heart is deceitful above all things , and desperately wicked : who can know it ? "

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