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Word entry · 9 letters

deceptive

Best crossword clue

"Misleading"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈsɛp.tɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted cdeeeiptvStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • deceptive practices
  • Appearances can be deceptive.
  • […] at the opening of the campaign, the French, after various deceptive attempts on different places, suddenly invested Tournay.

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