English Dictionary: deceptive | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Deceptive \De*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]ceptif. See {Deceive}.] Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance. Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes. --Trench. {Deceptive cadence} (Mus.), a cadence on the subdominant, or in some foreign key, postponing the final close. |