deceptible
/dɪˈsɛptɪbl̩/
deceptible adjective: capable of being deceived.
Adjective
deceptible (comparative more deceptible, superlative most deceptible)
- Capable of being deceived.
- The first and father cause of common Error, is the common infirmity of humane nature; of whose deceptible condition, although perhaps there should not need any other eviction, then the frequent errors we shall our selves commit, even in the expresse declarement hereof: Yet shall we illustrate the...1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, London: Edw. Dod & Nath. Ekins, published 1650, Book I, Chapter 1, p. 1
- Bright Truth! I grew aweary of the dull,
Undeviating, dusty road of Science,
Vacant o’ beauty, barren o’ sweetness;
I thought—deceptible, ah! too deceptible—
The true Elysium lay within the mind
Fill’d with amaranthian flow’rs of Fantasie […]1822, George Darley, The Errors of Ecstasie, London: G. & W.B. Whittaker, page 39
Forms of deceptible
| comparative | more deceptible |
|---|---|
| superlative | most deceptible |
Questions about deceptible
- What does deceptible mean?
- Deceptible means capable of being deceived.
- What part of speech is deceptible?
- Deceptible is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce deceptible?
- Deceptible is pronounced /dɪˈsɛptɪbl̩/.
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