A liar is a deceitful person.
SYNONYM(S): insincere, disingenuous.She told a deceitful story to avoid punishment.
SYNONYM(S): false, fraudulent.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
de|ceit´ful|ly — de|ceit|ful «dih SEET fuhl», adjective. 1. ready or willing to deceive or lie: »A liar is a deceitful person. SYNONYM(S): insincere, disingenuous. 2. meant to deceive; deceiving; misleading: »She told a deceitful story to avoid punishment.… … Useful english dictionary
de|ceit|ful — «dih SEET fuhl», adjective. 1. ready or willing to deceive or lie: »A liar is a deceitful person. SYNONYM(S): insincere, disingenuous. 2. meant to deceive; deceiving; misleading: »She told a deceitful story to avoid punishment. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
ceit — con·ceit·ed; de·ceit; de·ceit·ful; de·ceit·ful·ly; de·ceit·ful·ness; con·ceit; con·ceit·ed·ly; con·ceit·ed·ness; … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
deceitfulness — de·ceit·ful·ness … English syllables
DE — DE; de·acetylate; de·acidification; de·acidify; de·activate; de·a·dose; de·aerate; de·af·fer·en·ta·tion; de·alate; de·alat·ed; de·al·bate; de·alkalization; de·alkalize; de·alkylate; de·am·bu·la·tion; de·ambulatory; de·amidate; de·amidization;… … English syllables
deceitful — de|ceit|ful [ dı sitfəl ] adjective behaving dishonestly in order to trick people ╾ de|ceit|ful|ly adverb ╾ de|ceit|ful|ness noun uncount ─ compare DECEPTIVE 2 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deceitful — de•ceit•ful [[t]dɪˈsit fəl[/t]] adj. 1) given to deceiving 2) intended to deceive; misleading: a deceitful action[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50 de•ceit′ful•ly, adv. de•ceit′ful•ness, n … From formal English to slang
Deceitfulness — De*ceit ful*ness, n. 1. The disposition to deceive; as, a man s deceitfulness may be habitual. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality of being deceitful; as, the deceitfulness of a man s practices. [1913 Webster] 3. Tendency to mislead or deceive. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
