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Deceptively

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a deceptive manner; misleadingly.

    "those deceptively jaunty tunes that mask less-than- cheerful lyrics"

  2. 2
    Actually but not apparently.

    "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."

  3. 3
    Apparently but not actually.

    "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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a misleading way wordnet

Etymology

From deceptive + -ly.

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