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deceitful
01
displaying behavior that hides true intentions or feelings to mislead or trick
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most deceitful
Comparative
more deceitful
gradable
Examples
His deceitful smile masked his true intentions, which were to undermine his colleagues.
02
intended to mislead or trick someone
Examples
The scammer’s deceitful emails tricked many into revealing their bank details.
Lexical Tree
deceitfully
deceitfulness
deceitful
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