DECEPTIVE

deceptive. Deceptive, a. able to deceive, deceitful, false

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De‐cep″tive (?), a. [[Cf. F. déceptif. See Deceive.]] Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance. Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes. Trench. Deceptive cadence (Mus.), a cadence on the subdominant, or in some foreign key, postponing the final close.