different between circumventive vs deceitful
circumventive
English
Etymology
circumvent +? -ive
Adjective
circumventive (comparative more circumventive, superlative most circumventive)
- evading or overcoming some protective measure.
- A circumventive unauthorised user was accessing secure information.
circumventive From the web:
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deceitful
English
Alternative forms
- deceiptful (obsolete)
- deceiptfull (obsolete)
- deceitfull (archaic)
Etymology
deceit +? -ful
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??si?tf?l/, /-fl?/
Adjective
deceitful (comparative more deceitful, superlative most deceitful)
- Deliberately misleading or cheating.
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, [Act II, scene vii]:
- All the?e are ?eruants to deceitfull men.
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, [Act II, scene vii]:
- Deceptive, two-faced.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:deceptive
Translations
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