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deceptive
adjective
de·cep·tive
di-ˈsep-tiv
: tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive
a deceptive appearance
a pitcher with a deceptive windup
deceptively
adverb
deceptiveness
noun
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Examples of deceptive in a Sentence
in his deceptive answer about the vehicle's history, the salesman said that the used car had never been hit by another car
a mail-order firm indicted for deceptive business practices
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However, many of the American tanks spotted from the air were actually 93-pound inflatable dummies, part of a special battalion that also transmitted fake radio calls and broadcast deceptive audio over loudspeakers simulating the movements of tanks.
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Tony Dokoupil, CBS News, 6 June 2024
Weaver brings a deceptive diffidence to Shelly, and Coleman is suitably enigmatic as V. Stiviano, a paragon of modern fameosexual ambition.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 June 2024
Authorities said the area is known for its deceptive terrain, but that there is a lack of respect for nature.
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 28 May 2024
More of the immigrants that would have avoided arrest are now being caught or are surrendering to border agents, giving a deceptive impression of the extent of the spike.
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Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 28 May 2024
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“Deceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deceptive. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
deceptive
adjective
de·cep·tive
di-ˈsep-tiv
: tending or having power to deceive : misleading
a deceptive appearance
deceptively
adverb
deceptiveness
noun
Legal Definition
deceptive
adjective
de·cep·tive
di-ˈsep-tiv
: tending or having capacity to deceive
deceptive trade practices
compare fraudulent, misleading
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