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    deceptive

    deceptive - Dictionary definition and meaning for word deceptive

    Definition
    (adj) causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
    Synonyms : delusory
    Example Sentence
    • deceptive calm
    • a delusory pleasure
    Definition
    (adj) designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
    Synonyms : misleading , shoddy
    Example Sentence
    • 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

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text: deceptive container of peanut brittle
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