Definition of deceptive
: 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
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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
Recent Examples of deceptive from the Web
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Moments later, Duffy would pick off Gomez with a deceptive move, recording the 24th pickoff of his career.
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Another example makes a similar claim in that guys who wear Vans Old Skools are deceptive and disingenuous when courting potential partners.
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April is not hurricane season, of course, and this storm, with deceptive straight-line winds, didn’t take that shape.
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O’Keefe’s undercover videos have been widely criticized for their deceptive editing and taking comments out of context in an attempt to promote a conservative agenda.
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As many hikers have already discovered, the six-mile round-trip trek can be deceptive and dangerous.
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It's cloaked in the deceptive charm which makes the rural South so good at keeping best kept secrets.
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Colin Ansby, 25, of Margate man is accused of posing as a paralegal, a businessman and a school superintendent, targeting people in Florida and Pennsylvania through deceptive emails, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
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The suit also alleges deceptive trade practices and consumer fraud in the operation of the What's Happening pages, which have thousands of members across various communities.
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Origin and Etymology of deceptive
see deception
DECEPTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
deceptive
playDefinition of deceptive for English Language Learners
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: intended to make someone believe something that is not true
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: likely to make someone believe something that is not true
DECEPTIVE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of deceptive for Students
: tending or able to deceive deceptive advertisements
deceptively
adverbLaw Dictionary
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: tending or having capacity to deceive deceptive trade practices — compare fraudulent, misleading
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