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Definition of deceitful adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deceitful

adjective
 
/dɪˈsiːtfl/
 
/dɪˈsiːtfl/
 (formal)
Word Family
  • deceive verb
  • deceit noun
  • deceitful adjective
  • deception noun
  • deceptive adjective
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  1. behaving in a dishonest way by telling lies and making people believe things that are not true synonym dishonest
    • The government were accused of being hypocritical and deceitful.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
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alloy
noun
 
 
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