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engañoso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deceptive adj Likely to mislead or intended to create a false impression.
  • devious adj Dishonest and cunning; willing to use underhand methods to get what one wants.
  • duplicitous adj Deliberately dishonest, saying one thing while meaning or doing another.
  • misleading adj Creating a false impression, even if not technically a lie.

Senses

engañoso is used for these senses in English:

  • devious Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
  • duplicitous Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

devious — full definition

  1. adj Dishonest and cunning; willing to use underhand methods to get what one wants.
  2. adj Indirect or roundabout, rather than going straight to the point.

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