deceitful

English

Alternative forms

deceiptful (obsolete)
deceiptfull (obsolete)
deceitfull (archaic)

Etymology

deceit +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈsiːtfʊl/, /-fl̩/

Adjective

deceitful (comparative more deceitful, superlative most deceitful)

Deliberately misleading or cheating.
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, [Act II, scene vii]:
  All theſe are ſeruants to deceitfull men.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Proverbs 27:6:
  Faithfull are the woundes of a friend : but the kiſſes of an enemy are deceitfull.
- a. 1826, Thomas Moore, “This World Is All a Fleeting Show”, in The Works of Thomas Moore, page 471:
  This world is all a fleeting show, / For man’s illusion given ; / The smiles of Joy, the tears of Woe, / Deceitful shine, deceitful flow — / There’s nothing true but Heaven !
deceptive, two-faced

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:deceptive

Translations

deliberately misleading or cheating

Bulgarian: измамен (bg) (izmamen), неверен (bg) (neveren)
Finnish: vilpillinen (fi)
French: trompeur (fr) m, tricheur (fr) m
Greek:
Ancient: ἀπατηλός (apatēlós)
Italian: bugiardo (it) m

Latin: mendāx, pellāx
Maori: titipa
Portuguese: enganador (pt) m, trapaceiro (pt) m
Russian: лжи́вый (ru) (lžívyj)
Scottish Gaelic: breugach, meallta, mealltach
Swedish: vilseledande (sv)

deceptive

Bulgarian: измамнически (bg) (izmamničeski)
French: trompeur (fr) m
Italian: bugiardo (it) m

Russian: обма́нчивый (ru) (obmánčivyj)
Swedish: vilseledande (sv)

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