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deceivingly

/dɪˈsiːvɪŋli/ adv

In a deceiving manner.

Word Origin From Latin de- 'away' and capere 'to take, seize' — to deceive is literally to 'take someone in,' to ensnare them. The same capere root gives us capture, captive, capable, and concept (take together). The PIE root *kap- 'to grasp' is behind a whole family of taking words. Deceivingly is the adverb form, with -ing and -ly stacked on.

adv In a deceiving manner.

The surface appeared deceivingly smooth but was actually quite rough.

(副词) 欺骗性地；误导性地

表面看似光滑，实则相当粗糙。

(adverbio) engañosamente; falazmente [De manera engañosa.]

La superficie parecía engañosamente lisa, pero en realidad era bastante áspera.

(adverbe) trompeusement; fallacieusement [De manière trompeuse, en induisant en erreur.]

La surface semblait deceivingly lisse, mais elle était en réalité assez rugueuse.

(Adverb) trügerisch; irreführend [Auf eine täuschende, irreführende Weise; so, dass etwas anders erscheint, als es ist.]

Die Oberfläche wirkte **deceivingly** glatt, war aber in Wirklichkeit sehr rau.

(副詞) だますように、見た目と実際が違って見える様子で。

表面はだますように滑らかに見えたが、実際にはかなり粗かった。

(advérbio) enganosamente; ilusoriamente; de forma enganosa [De maneira enganosa; de forma ilusória.]

A superfície parecia enganosamente lisa, mas na verdade era bastante áspera.

Synonyms: deceptively misleadingly falsely trickily Antonyms: honestly truthfully frankly
Word parts: de + ceiv + ing + ly

Related words

deceive deceiver deceit deceitful deceitfully deceitfulness deceptive deceptively deceptiveness

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