Deceptious

Deceptious
Deceptious De*cep"tious, a. [LL. deceptiosus.] Tending deceive; delusive. [R.] [1913 Webster]

As if those organs had deceptious functions. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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  • deceptive — 1610s, from Fr. deceptif (late 14c.), from M.L. deceptivus, from decept , pp. stem of L. decipere (see DECEIVE (Cf. deceive)). Earlier in this sense was deceptious (c.1600), from Fr. deceptieux, from M.L. deceptiosus, from deceptionem. Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

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