"deceiving" meaning in English

See deceiving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more deceiving [comparative], most deceiving [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} deceiving (comparative more deceiving, superlative most deceiving)
  1. deceitful Derived forms: deceivingly
    Sense id: en-deceiving-en-adj-F0hYFdZ- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 51 4

Noun

Forms: deceivings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deceiving (countable and uncountable, plural deceivings)
  1. deception Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: deceiving knight, looks can be deceiving
    Sense id: en-deceiving-en-noun-8zWWMwW0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 51 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 57 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 62 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} deceiving
  1. present participle and gerund of deceive Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: deceive
    Sense id: en-deceiving-en-verb-Eeq8pZVt

Inflected forms

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