petollinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deceitful adj Deliberately dishonest or misleading; inclined to trick or deceive others.
- deceptive adj Likely to mislead or intended to create a false impression.
- delusive adj Producing delusions.
- devious adj Dishonest and cunning; willing to use underhand methods to get what one wants.
- disingenuous adj Not honourable; unworthy of honour.
- false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
- furtive adj Done secretly or slyly, often to avoid detection.
- misleading adj Creating a false impression, even if not technically a lie.
- perfidious adj Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
- punic adj Of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language.
- seditious adj Of, related to, or being involved in sedition.
- sneaky adjective Acting in a secretive, underhanded, or dishonest way.
- traitor noun A person who betrays their country, cause, or the trust placed in them.
- treacherous adj Willing to betray trust; disloyal and deceitful.
Senses
petollinen is used for these senses in English:
- Punic (figurative, ethnic slur) Perfidious, treacherous, faithless.
- deceitful Deceptive, two-faced.
- delusive Inappropriate to reality; forming part of a delusion.
- devious Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
- disingenuous Not honourable; unworthy of honour.
- double-dealing (of a person) Cheating, dishonest; treacherous.
- double-faced deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous
- false Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.