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1 deceitful
adjective (deceiving or insincere: She's such a deceitful child!) goljufiv* * *[disí:tful]adjective ( deceitfully adverb)goljufiv, sleparski, varljiv, lažniv; potuhnjen -
2 cunning
1. adjective1) (sly; clever in a deceitful way: cunning tricks.) premeten2) (clever: a cunning device.) spreten2. noun(slyness or deceitful cleverness: full of cunning.) premetenost* * *I [kʌniŋ]adjective ( cunningly adverb)prekanjen, lokav, zvit; archaic spreten, zmožen; American srčkan, prikupenII [kʌniŋ]nounzvijača, lokavost; archaic spretnost -
3 deceit
[di'si:t]((an act of) deceiving: She was too honest to be capable of deceit.) prevara- deceitfully
- deceitfulness* * *[disí:t]nounprevara, goljufija, sleparstvo, hlimba, varanje, iluzija -
4 dishonest
[dis'onist](not honest; deceitful: She was dishonest about her qualifications when she applied for the job.) nepošten- dishonesty* * *[disɔnist]adjective ( dishonestly adverb)nepošten, sleparski; lažniv; površen -
5 double-cross
verb (to betray (someone for whom one has already arranged to do something deceitful).) prelisičiti* * *[dʌblkrɔ:s]1.transitive verb slangvarati, prelisičiti;2.nounprevara -
6 foxy
1) (clever in a deceitful way: He's a foxy fellow.) prekanjen2) (like a fox: She had rather foxy features.) lisičje rdeč* * *[fɔksi]adjective ( foxily adverb)lisičji; figuratively zvit, prekanjen; rdečkasto rjav; skisan -
7 sly
1) (cunning or deceitful: He sometimes behaves in rather a sly manner.) zvit2) (playfully mischievous: He made a sly reference to my foolish mistake.) nagajiv•- slyly- slily
- slyness* * *[slái]adjective ( slyly adverb)zvit, prebrisan, lokav, pretkan; potuhnjen; tajen, skriven; prikrito navihan, vražji, razposajenon (by) the sly — za hrbtom, od zad, skrivajhe is a sly dog figuratively on je pravi lisjak -
8 sneak
[sni:k] 1. verb1) (to go quietly and secretly, especially for a dishonest purpose: He must have sneaked into my room when no-one was looking and stolen the money.) vtihotapiti se2) (to take secretly: He sneaked the letter out of her drawer.) zmakniti2. noun(a mean, deceitful person, especially a telltale.) ovaduh- sneakers- sneaking
- sneaky
- sneakiness* * *I [sni:k]nounfiguratively klečeplazec, prihuljenec, hinavec, podel strahopetec; British English slang tožljivec (v šoli)II [sni:k]intransitive verb (skrivaj) se plaziti, vtihotapiti se ( into v); figuratively klečeplaziti, prilizovati se; figuratively izvleči se ( out of iz)to sneak about (round) — okoli se plaziti, vohljatito sneak away (off, out) — odplaziti seto sneak up on s.o. — priplaziti se h komu; transitive verb slang tožariti (v šoli); slang ukrasti, zmakniti, "suniti"; (skrivaj) vtihotapiti
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Deceitful — De*ceit ful, a. Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere. [1913 Webster] Harboring foul deceitful thoughts. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deceitful — index collusive, colorable (specious), deceptive, delusive, devious, dishonest, disingenuous, evasive … Law dictionary
deceitful — mid 15c., from DECEIT (Cf. deceit) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Deceitfully; deceitfulness … Etymology dictionary
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deceitful — [adj] dishonest, insincere artful, astucious, astute, beguiling, clandestine, counterfeit, crafty, cunning, deceiving, deceptive, delusive, delusory, designing, disingenuous, double dealing, duplicitous, fallacious, false, feline, foxy,… … New thesaurus
deceitful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ acting to deceive others. DERIVATIVES deceitfully adverb deceitfulness noun … English terms dictionary
deceitful — [dē sēt′fəl, disēt′fəl] adj. 1. tending to deceive; apt to lie or cheat 2. intended to deceive; deceptive; false SYN. DISHONEST deceitfully adv. deceitfulness n … English World dictionary
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deceitful — adjective Date: 15th century having a tendency or disposition to deceive: a. not honest < a deceitful child > b. deceptive, misleading < deceitful advertising > Synonyms: see dishonest • deceitfully adverb • … New Collegiate Dictionary
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