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Deceptive vs Deceitful - What's the difference?

deceptive | deceitful |

As adjectives the difference between deceptive and deceitful

is that deceptive is misleading, likely or attempting to deceive while deceitful is deliberately misleading or cheating.

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

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    Derived terms

    * deceptive advertising * deceptive cadence * deceptive cognate

    Related terms

    * deception * deceptively * deceive * deceit

    deceitful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * deceiptful (obsolete) * deceiptfull (obsolete) * deceitfull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • deliberately misleading or cheating
  • deceptive in multiple ways

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