deceitful person
a person who is dishonest and cannot be trusted
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Study suggests that DECEITFUL PERSONS' brains are different from those of honest people.
A University of Southern California team studied 49 people and found those known to be pathological liars* had up to 26% more white matter than others.
(BBC News - 29th Sept. 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4293520.stm
* liar = notorischer Lügner
A University of Southern California team studied 49 people and found those known to be pathological liars* had up to 26% more white matter than others.
(BBC News - 29th Sept. 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4293520.stm
* liar = notorischer Lügner
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de-ceit-ful
adjective
1. Given to cheating or deceiving
2. Deliberately misleading; deceptive
de-ceitful-ly
adverb
de-ceitful-ness
noun
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
dishonest, lying, untruthful, deceitful, mendacious
These adjectives mean lacking honesty or truthfulness.
DISHONEST is the least specific: a dishonest business executive.
LYING conveys a blunt accusation of untruth: a lying witness giving inconsistent testimony.
UNTRUTHFUL is a softer term and suggests lack of veracity and divergence from fact: made an untruthful statement.
DECEITFUL implies misleading by falsehood or by concealment of the truth: deceitful advertising.
MENDACIOUS is more formal than lying, and suggests a chronic inclination toward untruth: a mendacious and troublesome employee.
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adjective
1. Given to cheating or deceiving
2. Deliberately misleading; deceptive
de-ceitful-ly
adverb
de-ceitful-ness
noun
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
dishonest, lying, untruthful, deceitful, mendacious
These adjectives mean lacking honesty or truthfulness.
DISHONEST is the least specific: a dishonest business executive.
LYING conveys a blunt accusation of untruth: a lying witness giving inconsistent testimony.
UNTRUTHFUL is a softer term and suggests lack of veracity and divergence from fact: made an untruthful statement.
DECEITFUL implies misleading by falsehood or by concealment of the truth: deceitful advertising.
MENDACIOUS is more formal than lying, and suggests a chronic inclination toward untruth: a mendacious and troublesome employee.
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"A lot of e.mail spam is simply deceitful"
