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deceivingly

/dɪˈsiː.vɪŋ.li/

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adverb

/dɪˈsiː.vɪŋ.li/C1formal
  • ruНаречие, означающее «таким образом, который создаёт ложное впечатление или вводит в заблуждение». Часто используется для описания чего-то, что кажется одним, но на самом деле является другим, например, во фразах «обманчиво просто» или «обманчиво сложно».

An adverb meaning "in a way that gives a false impression or misleads." It is often used to describe something that appears to be one way but is actually another, frequently in phrases like 'deceivingly simple' or 'deceivingly complex.'

  1. In a misleading wayB2formal

    In a manner that gives a false impression or leads someone to believe something that is not true.

    ruОбманчиво

    • The problem was deceivingly simple, but it took hours to solve.
    • She spoke deceivingly calmly, hiding her true anger.
    • The path looked deceivingly short on the map.

    Synonymsdeceitfullydeceptivelydishonestlyfalselyinsidiouslymisleadingly

    Antonymsfranklyhonestlystraightforwardlytruthfully

Forms
  • more deceivingly comparative form
  • most deceivingly superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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