Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-CEIT'FUL-NESS
DE-CEIT'FUL-NESS, n.
- Tendency to mislead or deceive; as, the deceitfulness of sin.
- The quality of being fraudulent; as, the deceitfulness of a man's practices.
- The disposition to deceive; as, a man's deceitfulness may be habitual.
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