deceitful
adjUK /dɪˈsiːtfʊl/
Etymology From deceit + -ful.
1
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
- All theſe are ſeruants to deceitfull men.c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vii]:
- Faithfull are the woundes of a friend : but the kiſſes of an enemy are deceitfull.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 27:6:
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- This world is all a fleeting show, / For man’s illusion given ; / The smiles of Joy, the tears of Woe, / Deceitful shine, deceitful flow — / There’s nothing true but Heaven !a. 1826, Thomas Moore, “This World Is All a Fleeting Show”, in The Works of Thomas Moore, stanza 1, page 471, lines 1–5:
2
Deceptive, two-faced.
- Derived terms
- deceitfully, deceitfulness, nondeceitful, undeceitful