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Word: Deceptive
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈsɛptɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading
Short Definition:giving appearance or impression different from true one
Examples:- he put the question with deceptive casualness
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