often deceiving
dishonest, insincere
Cases of word usage
1) a secret agreement or understanding for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose (collusion)
2) a clever but deceitful way of doing something; trick (ruse)
3) a trap for small animals and birds; something dangerous or deceitful that tempts a person (snare)
4) (an instance of) deceitful activity or behaviour (subterfuge)
5) an organ of some animals that sticks to a surface by suction; a person foolish enough to be deceived by advertisements, a deceitful person etc (sucker)
