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deceitful
adjective
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
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dɪˈsiːtfʊl
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adjective
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
“{'source': 'Israel Zangwill', 'text': 'she was a deceitful scheming little thing'}”
adjective
involving deception
“deceitful advertising”
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{'source': 'Israel Zangwill', 'text': 'she was a deceitful scheming little thing'}
a double-dealing double agent
{'source': 'W.M.Thackeray', 'text': 'a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer'}
deceitful advertising
fallacious testimony
{'source': 'S.T.Coleridge', 'text': 'smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice'}
a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes
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