deceitful
/dɪˈsiːtfʊl/ adjective C1- Deliberately misleading or cheating.
- Deceptive, two-faced.
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And then, her temper’s pretty quick, I guess; but there’s one comfort, a child that has a quick temper, just blaze up and cool down, ain’t never likely to be sly or deceitful.
I had never realized until that moment, Marilla, that what I was doing was deceitful.
“Nothing is more deceitful,” said Darcy, “than the appearance of humility.
When peace was proclaimed, his deceitful conduct was apparent to both combatants.
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