deceyvable
Middle English
Alternative forms
- deceivable, deceyveabul, desceyvable, desseyvable, disceyvable, diseyvable
- deceyveable, deseveable, deseivable, desseyvabill, desseyvabule, disceivable, dissavable, dyssevable, dysseyvable (Late Middle English)
- desaifabile, desaveabyll, desayvabel, desayvabil, dessayvable (Northern, Northeast Midland); dissavabylle, dyssaveabyll (Catholicon Anglicum)
- deceyvabyl, dysseyvabyl (Norfolk); deceywabyl (Promptorium Parvulorum)
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman decevable then rebuilt as deceyven (“to deceive”) + -able (“-able”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛːˌsæi̯ˈvaːbəl/, /dɛːˌsɛːˈvaːbəl/, /dɛ-/, /di-/, /-vaːblə/
Adjective
deceyvable
- Deceptive, misleading; giving a false impression.
- Deceitful, untrustworthy; giving lies.
- Fraudulent, misrepresented; lied about.
- Misleading, confusing; promoting misconceptions.
- (medicine) Risky; of uncertain benefit or result.
Descendants
- English: deceivable
- Middle Scots: dissavabill, dissavable
References
- “dēceivāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.