Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deceptory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-cep-to-ry
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

deceptive

Archaic

Etymology

From Latin deceptorius, from decipere.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more deceptory (comparative) most deceptory (superlative)

Questions

What does deceptory mean?
deceptive
Where does deceptory come from?
From Latin deceptorius, from decipere.

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