HyperDic: deceitful

English > 2 senses of the word *deceitful*:
ADJECTIVE	all	deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent	intended to deceive
ADJECTIVE	all	deceitful, ambidextrous, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued	marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

deceitful > pronunciation
Sounds	dahsiy'tfahl; dihsiy'tfahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *deceitful*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Intended to deceive.
Examples	"deceitful advertising" "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice"- S.T.Coleridge
Synonyms	fallacious, fraudulent
Broader	dishonest, dishonorable	deceptive or fraudulent
Spanish	engañoso, falso, fraudulento
Catalan	enganyós, fals, fraudulent
Nouns	deceitfulness	the quality of being crafty

English > *deceitful*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another.
Example	"she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill
Synonyms	ambidextrous, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued
Broader	dishonest, dishonorable	deceptive or fraudulent
Spanish	falso
Nouns	deceitfulness	the quality of being crafty
Adverbs	deceitfully	in a corrupt and deceitful manner

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