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| de·cep·tive [ di séptiv ] |
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1. misleading: liable or meant to deceive or mislead somebody
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2. able to be mistaken: capable of being mistaken for something else
 a deceptive barking noise
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| [Early 17th century. Directly or via French< late Latin deceptivus< Latin decept- (see deception)] |
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| de·cep·tive·ness noun |
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