Misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods.
ETYM Cf. French déceptif. Related to Deceive.
1. Causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; SYN. delusory.
2. Tending to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; SYN. misleading.
Inappropriate to reality or facts; SYN. false.
1. Likely to delude
2. Constituting a delusion
In a misleading way; SYN. deceivingly, misleadingly.
In a deceptive and unrealistic manner
In a mystifying manner, in a puzzling manner; mysteriously, in a bewildering way