deceitful
duh seet fuhl
- s intended to deceive
deceitful advertising
smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge - s marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill
- After unveiling his new policies for cracking down on deceitful CEOs to Wall Street a few weeks ago, he was approached by an audience member eager to air his own proposalsa .
- The difference this time is that the FDA is taking the offensive, ferreting out deceitful product claims and publicizing them.
- The Week In Green: Discovering clues about Colony Collapse Disorder, exposing the deceitful lobbying in the climate change debate, and celebrating the greenest colleges.