Deceptive Definition

deceptive
adjective
  1. causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure"
  2. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"; "shoddy business practices"

"Deceptive" in song lyrics

See how deceptive is used in real songs:

  • "very deceptive"
    Dead Prez — Sellin D.O.P.E.
  • "It was politics and camera tricks very deceptive"
    Dead Prez — Sellin' D.O.P.E.
  • "My man girl told totally deceptive"
    Jermaine Dupri f/ Slick Rick — Fresh

Usage tips for "deceptive"

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