Definition of Decepteve
De*cep"tive (?), a. [Cf. F.
déceptif. See Deceive.] Tending to deceive;
having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a
deceptive countenance or appearance.
Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the
deeper reality from our eyes. Trench.
Deceptive cadence (Mus.), a cadence
on the subdominant, or in some foreign key, postponing the final
close.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- misleading, likely or attempting to deceive
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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