deceivable

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This is no good argument, my friends; this is a deceivable argument: he went to his death boldly—ergo, he standeth in a just quarrel.

From History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. by Froude, James Anthony

Spots they are and filthiness: and of you they make a mockingstock feasting together in their deceivable ways: having eyes full of advoutry, and that cannot cease to sin, beguiling unstable souls.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

Show me thy humble heart, and not thy knee, Whose duty is deceivable and false.

From King Richard II by Shakespeare, William

The next point was to persuade that royal and most deceivable individual that he had entertained an earnest desire to see Richard married to a Princess of Savoy, a cousin of the Queen.

From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Holt, Emily Sarah

Then withal, I desire you to study how deceivable a thing sin is,—how many deceitful fair pretences it is covered with.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh