adv
Meaning 1
in a deceitful manner
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
deceitfully
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UK: /dɪˈsiːtf(ə)li/
adv
Meaning 2
with the intention to deceive
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a corrupt and deceitful manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dishonestly, venally
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English deceitful Middle English -ly English -ly English deceitfully From deceitful + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: vilpillisesti — in a deceitful manner
- Finnish: petollisesti — in a deceitful manner
- French: trompeusement — in a deceitful manner
- Italian: subdolamente — in a deceitful manner
- Italian: proditoriamente — in a deceitful manner
- Italian: infidamente — in a deceitful manner
- Italian: falsamente — in a deceitful manner
- Swedish: vilseledande — in a deceitful manner
Real reading context