adj
deceitful
dih-SEET-fuul
adj
1
Deliberately dishonest or misleading; inclined to trick or deceive others.
"He turned out to be a deceitful friend who had been lying for months."
"The advert made deceitful claims about the product's health benefits."
How to Use Deceitful
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes a person or action that is dishonest and meant to fool someone.
Common pairings
deceitful behaviour
deceitful person
deceitful and manipulative
Word Forms
more deceitful comparative, most deceitful superlative
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Etymology
From "deceit" + the suffix "-ful."