deceitful
adjective/dɪˈsiːtfl/
/dɪˈsiːtfl/
(formal)Word Family
- deceive verb
- deceit noun
- deceitful adjective
- deception noun
- deceptive adjective
- 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.
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