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Definition of deceptive adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

deceptive

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//dɪˈsɛptɪv//
 
 
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likely to make you believe something that is not true synonym misleading a deceptive advertisement Appearances can often be deceptive (= things are not always what they seem to be). the deceptive simplicity of her writing style (= it seems simple but is not really) deceive verbdeceit noundeceitful adjectivedeception noundeceptive adjective
 
adverb a deceptively simple idea
See deceptive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary