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deceivous

deceivous adjective: deceptive.

Adjective

deceivous (not comparable)

  1. deceptive
  2. deceitful

Origin of deceivous

From deceive + -ous.

Questions about deceivous

What does deceivous mean?
Deceivous means deceptive.
What part of speech is deceivous?
Deceivous is an adjective.

Words near deceivous in the dictionary

  1. deceiveth
  2. deceiving
  3. deceiving knight
  4. deceivingly
  5. deceivings
  6. deceivous
  7. decel
  8. decelerate
  9. decelerated
  10. decelerates
  11. decelerating

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