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Guileless vs Deceitful - What's the difference?

guileless | deceitful |

As adjectives the difference between guileless and deceitful

is that guileless is free from guile; honest but while deceitful is deliberately misleading or cheating.

guileless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Free from guile; honest but .

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    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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