English dictionary
deceitful
adjectivePronunciation
dɪˈsiːtfʊl
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
adjective
- involving deception
Example sentences
{'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