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  1. deceptiousadjective

    Tending to deceive.

    As if those organs had deceptious functions. uE000656599uE001 Shakespeare.

  2. Etymology: deceptiosus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Deceptiousadjective

    Deceitful; apt to deceive.

    Etymology: from deceit.

    Yet there is a credence in my heart,
    That doth invert th’ attest of eyes and ears;
    As if those organs had deceptious functions,
    Created only to calumniate. William Shakespeare, Troil. and Cressida.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Deceptiousadjective

    tending deceive; delusive

  2. Etymology: [LL. deceptiosus.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of deceptious in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of deceptious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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