ingannevole — meaning in English

English meaning

• captious adjective Inclined to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections.
• deceptive adj Likely to mislead or intended to create a false impression.
• equivocal adjective Open to more than one interpretation, often deliberately so, and therefore hard to pin down.
• tricky adj Difficult to handle or figure out because of hidden complications.

Senses

ingannevole is used for these senses in English:

• captious (obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
• equivocal Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
• tricky Hard to deal with, complicated.

Related Italian words