
| Deceptive (De*cep"tive) (?), a. [Cf. F. déceptif. See Deceive.] Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance. "Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes." Trench. -- Deceptive cadence (Mus.), a cadence on the subdominant, or in some foreign key, postponing the final close. |
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