As if those organs had deceptious functions.
Shak.
De*cep"tive (?), a. [Cf. F. déceptif. See Deceive.] Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance.
Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes.
Trench.
Deceptive cadence (Mus.), a cadence on the subdominant, or in some foreign key, postponing the final close.
De*cep"tive*ly, adv. In a manner to deceive.
De*cep"tive*ness, n. The power or habit of deceiving; tendency or aptness to deceive.
De`cep*tiv"i*ty (?), n. Deceptiveness; a deception; a sham. [R.] Carlyle.