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English
Etymology
From deceit + -ful.
Pronunciation
Adjective
deceitful (comparative more deceitful, superlative most deceitful)
- Deliberately misleading or cheating.
c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :All theſe are ſeruants to deceitfull men.
a. 1826, Thomas Moore, “This World Is All a Fleeting Show”, in The Works of Thomas Moore, stanza 1, page 471, lines 1–5:This world is all a fleeting show, / For man’s illusion given ; / The smiles of Joy, the tears of Woe, / Deceitful shine, deceitful flow — / There’s nothing true but Heaven !
- Deceptive, two-faced.
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deliberately misleading or cheating
- Bulgarian: измамен (bg) (izmamen), неверен (bg) (neveren)
- Dutch: bedrieglijk (nl), vals (nl), misleidend (nl)
- Finnish: vilpillinen (fi)
- French: trompeur (fr) m, tricheur (fr) m
- German: trügerisch (de)
- Gothic: 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍄𐍃 (liuts), 𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (hindarweis)
- Greek:
- Ancient: δόλιος (dólios), ἀπατηλός (apatēlós)
- Italian: bugiardo (it) m
- Latin: mendāx (la), pellāx, perfidus (la)
- Maori: titipa
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: villedende, svikefull (no)
- Portuguese: enganador (pt) m, trapaceiro (pt) m
- Russian: лжи́вый (ru) (lžívyj)
- Scottish Gaelic: breugach, meallta, mealltach
- Spanish: falso (es), deshonesto (es), delusivo m, delusorio m, embustero (es), cubero (es) (Dominican Republic)
- Swedish: bedräglig (sv), svekfull (sv), vilseledande (sv)
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