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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
deceptive/dɪˈseptɪv/

▶adjective giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading.

– derivatives
deceptiveness noun.

'deceptive' also found in these Oxford entries:

apatosaurus - deke - dolerite - facade - feint - front - humbug - illusion - illusive - jive - seeming - self-deception - shell game - sphalerite - swifty - switcheroo - treachery

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