DECEPTIVE
De*cep"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. déceptif. See Deceive.]
Defn: 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.
DECEPTIVELY
De*cep"tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a manner to deceive.
DECEPTIVENESS
De*cep"tive*ness, n.
Defn: The power or habit of deceiving; tendency or aptness to deceive.
DECEPTIVITY
De`cep*tiv"i*ty, n.
Defn: Deceptiveness; a deception; a sham. [R.] Carlyle.
DECEPTORY
De*cep"to*ry, a. Etym: [L. deceptorius, from decipere.]
Defn: Deceptive. [R.]