deceitful

de·ceit·ful

D0069900 (dĭ-sēt′fəl)adj.1. Given to cheating or deceiving.2. Deliberately misleading; deceptive. See Synonyms at dishonest.

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de·ceit′ful·ly adv.de·ceit′ful·ness n.

deceitful

(dɪˈsiːtfʊl) adjfull of deceit deˈceitfully adv deˈceitfulness n

de•ceit•ful

(dɪˈsit fəl)

adj. 1. given to deceiving. 2. intended to deceive; misleading: a deceitful action. [1400–50] de•ceit′ful•ly, adv. de•ceit′ful•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	deceitful - intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"fraudulent, fallaciousdishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
	2.	deceitful - marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeraydouble-dealing, double-tongued, duplicitous, two-faced, ambidextrous, Janus-faced, double-faceddishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

deceitful

adjective dishonest, false, deceiving, fraudulent, treacherous, deceptive, hypocritical, counterfeit, crafty, sneaky, illusory, two-faced, disingenuous, untrustworthy, underhand, insincere, double-dealing, duplicitous, fallacious, guileful, knavish (archaic) The ambassador called the report deceitful and misleading.

deceitful

adjectiveGiven to or marked by deliberate concealment or misrepresentation of the truth:dishonest, lying, mendacious, untruthful.

Translations

不诚实的骗人的

deceit

(diˈsiːt) noun (an act of) deceiving. She was too honest to be capable of deceit. 欺騙 欺骗deˈceitful adjective deceiving or insincere. She's such a deceitful child! 愛騙人的 不诚实的，骗人的 deˈceitfully adverb 詐欺地 欺诈地deˈceitfulness noun 詐欺 欺诈

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deceit is spelt with -ei-.