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Deceptious vs Deceptive - What's the difference?

deceptious | deceptive |

As adjectives the difference between deceptious and deceptive

is that deceptious is (obsolete) tending to deceive while deceptive is .

deceptious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Tending to deceive.
    • As if those organs had deceptious functions. — Shakespeare.
    (Webster 1913)

    deceptive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • misleading, likely or attempting to deceive
    • deceptive advertising
    deceptive practices
  • * Trench
    • language altogether deceptive , and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * deceptive advertising * deceptive cadence * deceptive cognate

    Related terms

    * deception * deceptively * deceive * deceit