deceitful

CEFRB2

/dɪˈsiːtfʊl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Dishonest and intending to trick people.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Deceptive, two-faced.

Examples

  • It was deceitful to pretend you didn't know about the accident.

  • I think Tom is deceitful.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /-fl̩/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Deliberately misleading or cheating.

More examples

In context

  • Tom is being deceitful, isn't he?

  • All theſe are ſeruants to deceitfull men.

  • Faithfull are the woundes of a friend : but the kiſſes of an enemy are deceitfull.

Quick test

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The blank salesman lied about the car's condition to buyers.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From deceit + -ful.