English Explanatory Dictionary

deceptively

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a deceptive manner; misleadingly.
  2. Actually but not apparently.
  3. Apparently but not actually.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsɛptɪvli/ En-us-deceptively.ogg

Word forms

deceptively more deceptively most deceptively

Etymology

From deceptive + -ly.

Derived words

deceptively misdescriptive nondeceptively
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