Etymology

deceivable

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Today it means: Able to be deceived; gullible. Full definition →

Middle English deceyvable ← Anglo-Norman decevable
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromdecevable
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdeceyvable“deceptive, misleading”
  3. English todaydeceivable

Inherited from Middle English deceyvable (“deceptive, misleading”), from Anglo-Norman decevable; equivalent to deceive + -able.

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