deceitful

Letters that make deceitful

d, e, f, l, c, t, i, u are letters that make 'deceitful'

Words within deceitful

IT, Ful, EC, CE, deceit, dec, DE, Ce, Dec are words within 'deceitful'


2 possible definitions for 'deceitful'

Deceitful as "marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another"

Under this definition, deceitful is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

double-dealing, duplicitous, double-faced, ambidextrous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-tongued have the same meaning as 'deceitful'

Derivatives of deceitful

deceitfulness, double-dealing, craftiness, duplicity, fraudulence, guile are derivatives of 'deceitful'.

Similar to deceitful

dishonest, dishonorable are similar to 'deceitful'.

Example of deceitful used within this context

"she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill, "a double-dealing double agent", "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray


Deceitful as "intended to deceive"

Under this definition, deceitful is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fallacious, fraudulent have the same meaning as 'deceitful'

Derivatives of deceitful

deceitfulness, put-on, craftiness, deceit, guile, fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug are derivatives of 'deceitful'.

Similar to deceitful

dishonest, dishonorable are similar to 'deceitful'.

Example of deceitful used within this context

"deceitful advertising", "fallacious testimony", "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge, "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"



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