Deceivable

Deceivable
Deceivable De*ceiv"a*ble, a. [F. d['e]cevable.] 1. Fitted to deceive; deceitful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The fraud of deceivable traditions. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Subject to deceit; capable of being misled. [1913 Webster]

Blind, and thereby deceivable. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


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  • deceivable — index credulous, naive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • deceivable — adjective Date: 14th century 1. archaic deceitful, deceptive 2. archaic capable of being deceived …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • deceivable — /di see veuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being deceived; gullible. 2. Archaic. misleading; deceptive. [1350 1400; ME; see DECEIVE, ABLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • deceivable — adjective Able to be deceived; gullible …   Wiktionary

  • deceivable — de·ceiv·a·ble || dɪ siːvÉ™bl adv. cheatable, gullible, naive, easy to deceive …   English contemporary dictionary

  • deceivable — de·ceiv·able …   English syllables

  • deceivable — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Deceivably — De*ceiv a*bly, adv. In a deceivable manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deceptibility — Deceptible De*cep ti*ble, a. Capable of being deceived; deceivable. Sir T. Browne. {De*cep ti*bil i*ty}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deceptible — De*cep ti*ble, a. Capable of being deceived; deceivable. Sir T. Browne. {De*cep ti*bil i*ty}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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