deceptiousadj.
/dɪˈsɛpʃəs/ Now rare.
Of the nature of or characterized by deception; that tends to deceive, cheat, or mislead.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > [adjective]
lyinga1225
deceptoryc1430
mockinga1529
sleight1533
prestigious?1534
illudinga1547
fallible1552
delusory1588
prestigiatory1588
illusory1599
delusive1607
deceptiousa1616
deludinga1616
flatteringa1616
delusorious1625
fallacious1626
ludificatorya1677
illusive1679
will-o'-the-wisp1682
prestigiating1716
shama1721
false1768
deceptitious1827
deceptional1830
phantasm1834
will-o'-the-wispish1842
will-o'-the-wispy1857
illusionistic1911
illusional1942
a1616 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida (1623) v. ii. 125 An esperance..That doth inuert that test of eyes and eares; As if those organs had deceptious [1609 decptions] functions.
1789 Bath Jrnl. 20 July (advt.) To puff off an old stock in a deceptious manner.
1824 J. Bentham Bk. of Fallacies in Wks. (1843) II. 437 Deceptious terms. 1. In the war department,—honour and glory. 2. In international affairs, honour, glory, and dignity.
1829 Examiner 706/2 False attacks, feints, and deceptious demonstrations.
1843 Tait's Edinb. Mag. x. 622 Stripped of its deceptious summer verdure.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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