deceptive
engañoso
definition
adjective
he put the question with deceptive casualness
giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading.
translation of 'deceptive'
adjective
engañoso,
mentiroso,
falso,
engañador
example
At present the public have few reliable ways of detecting whether reporting is 'deceptive' or not.
He said the slogans of chief minister are hollow and 'deceptive' and that there is no logic in his arguments.
Once again I do not consider that he has any prospect of establishing that the entry in the log is in any way false or 'deceptive' .
We looked the part, but appearances came be 'deceptive' , as I was soon to discover.
Bellamy looks small and slight beside his teammate, but never have appearances been so 'deceptive' .
A blogger has caught out the The New York Times in a bit of 'deceptive' reporting.
Appearances are 'deceptive' in these restaurants, which look like dingy pubs from the outside.
Quantitative studies must be done exactly right in every detail or the numbers will be 'deceptive' .
But take the time to talk to him and you realise just how 'deceptive' outward appearances can be.
Spokesman for Cumbria Constabulary Mike Head warned that lake waters could be dangerously 'deceptive' .
First impressions can more often than not be 'deceptive' , but when it comes to football they tend to be spot on.
Others may use 'deceptive' sales tactics and false positives to scare up sales from confused users.
Today it announced the start of legal action alleging misleading and 'deceptive' conduct.
But while it looked easy enough, I soon discovered appearances can be 'deceptive' .
The question that Mr Justice Brownie had to decide is whether that was misleading or 'deceptive' .
Diagnosing this 'deceptive' and deadly disease is a nightmare for doctors as well as patients.
His main asset is his pace and it's 'deceptive' pace as well because you don't realise just how quickly he's travelling.
A partial recovery a few days later raised hopes, but turned out to be 'deceptive' .
Double-talk and 'deceptive' marketing materials figure large in this enterprise.
His solution, as brilliant as it is 'deceptive' , is to reinvent himself as a moderate.
His response gives an idea of the level of 'deceptiveness' , denial and sheer manipulativeness afflicting mainstream media and politics.
The mere hint of evasion or 'deceptiveness' under oath was just too much for him to handle.
The secretiveness and 'deceptiveness' of the patients made the diagnosis difficult for those who were unaware of this tendency.
Through Ballard's books, you can trace the development of his thoughts on the 'deceptiveness' of appearances.
Understandably, Miranda is angry with her parents for their implicit 'deceptiveness' and does not forgive them easily.
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