engañoso

adj.

1 deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, liar.

2 delusive, misleading, illusive, delusional.

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engañoso

► adjetivo

1 (gen) deceptive

2 (palabras) deceitful; (consejo) misleading

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(f. - engañosa)

adj.

1) misleading

2) deceitful

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ADJ (=persona) deceitful, dishonest; (=apariencia) deceptive; (=consejo) misleading

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-sa adjetivo <palabras> deceitful; <apariencias> deceptive

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= deceptive, fallacious, deceitful, devious, sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], specious, duplicitous, distortive.

Ex. Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.

Ex. On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.

Ex. Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.

Ex. The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.

Ex. This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.

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* de apariencia engañosa = misleading.

* naturaleza engañosa = deceptiveness.

* palabra engañosa = weasel word.

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-sa adjetivo <palabras> deceitful; <apariencias> deceptive

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= deceptive, fallacious, deceitful, devious, sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], specious, duplicitous, distortive.

Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.

Ex: On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.

Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.

Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.

Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.

* de apariencia engañosa = misleading.

* naturaleza engañosa = deceptiveness.

* palabra engañosa = weasel word.

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engañoso -sa

adjective

‹palabras› deceitful; ‹apariencias› deceptive

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engañoso

◊ -sa adjetivo ‹palabras› deceitful;

‹apariencias› deceptive
engañoso,-a adj (mentiroso, falaz) deceitful
(apariencia) deceptive
'engañoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amagar
- engañosa
- falaz
English:
deceptive
- misleading
- deceitful

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engañoso, -a adj

1. [aspecto, apariencia, impresión] deceptive

2. [persona, palabras] deceitful

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engañoso

adj persona, palabras deceitful; apariencias deceptive

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engañoso, -sa adj

1) : deceitful

2) : misleading, deceptive

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engañoso adj deceptive