α. late Middle English desceyuous, late Middle English desseuous.
β. late Middle English disceyuous, late Middle English disceyvous.
† deceivousadj.
Obsolete.
Of a person: deceitful, given to deception. Of a thing: deceptive.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [adjective]
ficklea1000
hinderyeapc1000
swikelc1000
as right (also stiff, straight, crooked, etc.) as a ram's hornOE
fakenOE
swikefulc1100
frakelc1175
swikec1175
wrenchfulc1225
wielfulc1275
ginfulc1300
guileful13..
treacherousc1330
guilesomea1382
guilousc1384
enginousa1393
deceivant1393
treacherc1400
serpentinec1422
deceivousa1425
guilyc1430
beguilous1483
slapea1500
fallacious1509
treget1519
gaudya1529
beguileful1530
Spanish1530
juggling?1531
snakish1532
prestigious?1534
knack-hardy1549
pratting1570
fogging1585
snakya1586
abusive1595
faithless1597
faiterous1600
guiled1600
trompant1605
amusing1609
braida1616
dodging1625
Ulyssean1639
tricksome1648
knackish1660
hocus-pocus1668
bubbling1675
rusé1689
tricking1697
trickish1705
lurching1728
tricksy1766
trickful1775
tricky1786
slippy1828
shirky1847
dodgy1861
sidewinding1902
slithery1902
hyping1968
deceiteous-
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [adjective] > deceptive, misleading
swikelc1000
fellc1300
deceivable1303
falselya1350
blind1393
deceivant1393
fallacec1400
sinister1411
deceivousa1425
deceitful1483
fallacious1509
deceiving?a1513
falsesome1533
sophistical1558
misconceited1595
deceptive1611
abusable1660
self-deceptive1810
flambuginous1813
false1842
funny1903
mamaguy1973
braidie-
a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 38 Linguosus, tungy or ianglisse or desseuous.
a1500 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 709 (MED) Worldly worship is ioye transitory..Disceyt disceyvous ful dissymulable.
a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 217 (MED) Suche a man is lechelorus and disceyuous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
<
adj.a1425