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deceptious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-cep-tious
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

deceptive, tending to deceive.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin deceptiosus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more deceptious (comparative) most deceptious (superlative)

Questions

What does deceptious mean?
deceptive, tending to deceive.
Where does deceptious come from?
From Latin deceptiosus.

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