deceptively
English
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editdeceptively (comparative more deceptively, superlative most deceptively)
- In a deceptive manner; misleadingly.
- 2010, Australian Law Dictionarydeceptively similar, Oxford Reference
- A trade mark is deceptively similar to another trade mark if it so nearly resembles that other trade mark that it is likely to deceive or cause confusion
- February 10 2006, Dorian Lynskey, “Readers recommend: joyous songs”, in The Guardian[1]:
- those deceptively jaunty tunes that mask less-than- cheerful lyrics
- 2010, Australian Law Dictionarydeceptively similar, Oxford Reference
- Actually but not apparently.
- February 12 2015, Alison Spiegel, “Deceptively Easy Valentine's Day Recipes”, in HuffPost[2]:
- We've rounded up 26 recipes that sound, look and taste difficult but are actually really easy. ... try one of these deceptively easy but wildly impressive recipes.
- 2015 September 3, Frances O'Rourke, “‘Deceptively spacious’ fits the bill in Dalkey for €1.575m”, in The Irish Times[3]:
- The “deceptively spacious” cliche is accurate in the case of this house near the corner of Castlepark Road and Hyde Road: from the front, it looks like a traditional 1930s home. But the current owners, who moved here 23 years ago, have extended it three times since then; now, with two levels at the back, it has 346sq m (3,725sq ft) of space.
- 2018 May 7, Phil Harrison, “Monday’s best TV: Genderquake”, in The Guardian[4]:
- what seems like a complex situation is actually deceptively simple
- 2020 November 9, Adrian Horton, “A Teacher review – intriguing yet incomplete drama about grooming”, in The Guardian[5]:
- Over 20-25 minute episodes, A Teacher shows us what should seem to be a transparent case of grooming: Claire (Kate Mara), a quiet, deceptively self-destructive new high school English teacher in Austin, Texas, and her 17-year-old student-turned-lover, Eric (Love Simon’s Nick Robinson).
- Apparently but not actually.
- 1968 October 29, Leonard P. Moore, Bertino v. Polish Ocean Line, 402 F.2d 963, 866 (2 Cir. 1968)
- The trial court found that the crewman who had spread the sawdust over the oil had made the situation more dangerous by creating a deceptively safe condition, resulting in a "trap" and an unseaworthy condition.
- 2020 December 27, Steve Nadis, “After Centuries, a Simple Math Problem Gets an Exact Solution”, in Wired[6]:
- Mathematicians have long pondered a deceptively easy puzzle about the reach of a goat tied to a fence. Until now, they’ve only found approximate answers.
- 1968 October 29, Leonard P. Moore, Bertino v. Polish Ocean Line, 402 F.2d 963, 866 (2 Cir. 1968)
Usage notes
editSenses 2 and 3 are opposite and it may be impossible to infer from the context which sense is intended in a given case.
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editTranslations
editin a deceptive manner
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