Meanings
adjectivedeceiving (comparative more deceiving, superlative most deceiving)
comparative more deceiving · superlative most deceiving
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of deceive
noundeceiving (countable and uncountable, plural deceivings)
plural deceivings
- countableuncountabledeception
And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you[…]
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Peter 2:13
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deceiving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deceiving
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“deceiving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deceiving. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deceiving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deceiving.
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