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deceptory

deceptory adjective: deceptive.

Adjective

deceptory (comparative more deceptory, superlative most deceptory)

  1. (archaic) deceptive

Forms of deceptory

comparativemore deceptory
superlativemost deceptory

Origin of deceptory

From Latin deceptorius, from decipere.

Questions about deceptory

What does deceptory mean?
Deceptory means deceptive.
What part of speech is deceptory?
Deceptory is an adjective.

Words near deceptory in the dictionary

  1. deceptiveness
  2. deceptivities
  3. deceptivity
  4. deceptor
  5. deceptors
  6. deceptory
  7. deceptress
  8. deceptresses
  9. decerebellate
  10. decerebrate
  11. decerebrated

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