"deceptively" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /dɪˈsɛptɪvli/ [UK] Audio: En-us-deceptively.ogg Forms: more deceptively [comparative], most deceptively [superlative]
Etymology: From deceptive + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|deceptive|ly}} deceptive + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} deceptively (comparative more deceptively, superlative most deceptively)
  1. In a deceptive manner; misleadingly. Translations (in a deceptive manner): enganyosament (Catalan), 看似 (kànsì) (Chinese Mandarin), trompe (Esperanto), petollisesti (Finnish), fallacieusement (French), täuschend (German), irreführenderweise (German), trügerischerweise (German), ingannevolmente (Italian), enganosamente [neuter] (Portuguese), vilseledande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-deceptively-en-adv-v0RxVu6L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 5 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 73 12 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 89 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 89 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 91 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 89 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 91 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 89 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of 'in a deceptive manner': 99 0 0
  2. Actually but not apparently.
    Sense id: en-deceptively-en-adv-yxfEs1CY
  3. Apparently but not actually.
    Sense id: en-deceptively-en-adv-X3BgriGk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deceptively misdescriptive
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