deceptive

/dɪ'sɛptɪv/ adjective
9 letters3 syllables17 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

Causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true.

“deceptive calm”

2

Designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently.

“the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm”

“deliberately deceptive packaging”

WORD FORMS
Related formdeceive
Related formdeceptiveness
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Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
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Pig Latineceptiveday
Starts & ends withD … E
Syllablesde · cep · tive
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