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deceptive

adj
/dɪˈsɛp.tɪv/

Etymology

From Middle French déceptif, from Latin dēceptīvus, from dēcipiō (“to deceive”).

  1. derived from dēceptīvus
  2. derived from déceptif

Definitions

  1. Likely or attempting to deceive.

    • deceptive practices
    • Appearances can be deceptive.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at deceptive. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at deceptive. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at deceptive

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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