Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deceivingly

/dɪˈsiːvɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
de-ceiv-ing-ly
IPA
/dɪˈsiːvɪŋli/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a deceiving manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English deceiving Middle English -ly English -ly English deceivingly From deceiving + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more deceivingly (comparative) most deceivingly (superlative)

Synonyms

deceptively misleadingly

Questions

How do you pronounce deceivingly?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsiːvɪŋli/.
What does deceivingly mean?
In a deceiving manner.
Where does deceivingly come from?
Etymology tree English deceiving Middle English -ly English -ly English deceivingly From deceiving + -ly.

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