English Explanatory Dictionary

deceivable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Able to be deceived; gullible.
  2. Deceitful, deceptive.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsiːvəbəl/ /dəˈsiːvəbəl/

Word forms

deceivable more deceivable most deceivable

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English deceyvable (“deceptive, misleading”), from Anglo-Norman decevable; equivalent to deceive + -able.

Derived words

deceivableness deceivably nondeceivable undeceivable
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