deceitfully
1
6.3
- adverb
- /dɪˈsiːtfəlɪ/
:
de manera engañosa
- 2 But we have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Examples
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They are deceitfully marketed to imply legality and safety and often branded with attractive names such as pink champagnes and pink panthers.
Academic text (2016) -
They seem to know more than I—deceitfully pretending to ask advice.
Fiction book (1991) -
The enemy, very deceitfully, has taken advantage of the troops...
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There lie all the answers to your deceitfully naive questions.
Blog text (31) -
...who has not turned his mind to vanity nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour.
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The enemy... ... has very deceitfully... ... taken advantage of the Tet ceasefire... ... to launch an offensive all over the country.
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It creates the dangerous impression that the herd behaves deceitfully and selfishly, thereby inviting others to follow.
Academic text (2016) -
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
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The debate threatens to distort the meaning of 9/11 beyond recognition, transmuting it deceitfully into a story of a strange one-off event that led to a reign of domestic terror in which Muslims and their faith came under siege.
Academic text (2010) -
The salesman acted deceitfully when he hid the flaws in the car he was selling.
Synonyms
83
3.5
In a way that is not true or correct
16
5.7
In a way that makes something seem different from what it really is
10
7.5
In a dishonest way to trick someone to get money or other things
8
6.1
In a secret, clever way so others do not notice
5
6.5
In a clever and dishonest way to trick people
4
3.5
In a way that tries to trick or cheat other people
2
5.3
In a way that gives someone the wrong idea
2
7.6
In a dishonest or not direct way to get what you want
2
7.1
In a dishonest way to get money or power
2
8.4
In a dishonest way, by pretending not to know something
1
7.7
In a way that seems true but is not
1
5.9
In a way that is not true to make other people believe something false
1
9.9
In a way that says things that are not true
In a dishonest way pretending to want one thing while doing another
In a dishonest way that betrays trust
In a clever, tricky way to get what you want
Someone behaves in a dishonest, clever way to trick others
In a way that shows someone is dishonest or evasive
In a dishonest way to get money or power
In a way that accepts money or gifts to act unfairly
In a way that makes people believe something that is not true
Antonyms
How Deceitful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deceitfully comes from the Latin root decip-, which means 'to take in' or 'trick', and is the same root as words like capture and captive, which mean 'to take'. So to act deceitfully is to 'take someone in', that is, to trick or mislead them.