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deceptive

/dɪ.ˈsɛp.tɪv/

Meanings
adjective
Likely or attempting to deceive.

Examples :

"Appearances can be deceptive."
character moral attitude

Related Words

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration can

can verb

/ˈkæn/ /ˈkæːn/

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.

"My parents can take me to the park after school. "

Illustration appearances

appearances noun

/əˈpɪrənsɪz/ /əˈpɪərənsɪz/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration deceive

deceive verb

/dɪˈsiːv/

To trick or mislead.

"The salesperson tried to deceive me by saying the used car was brand new. "

Illustration likely

likely noun

/ˈlaɪkli/

Something or somebody considered likely.

"The likely winner of the science fair is Sarah, judging by her impressive project. "

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attempting verb

/əˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/

To try.

"The student is attempting to answer the difficult question. "